WEATHER NEWS FOR MAURITIUS ISSUED AT 16H45 THIS WEDNESDAY 20 APRIL 2016.
GENERAL SITUATION:
Clouds coming from the North continue to influence the local weather. On the other hand, a light wind is blowing over our region.
FORECAST FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS:
Cloudy over the whole island tonight with passing showers mainly in the Northern sector and over the central plateau. The showers may be locally moderate at times.
The minimum temperature will vary between 20 and 22 degrees Celsius over the high grounds and will be between 23 and 26 degrees Celsius along coastal regions.
A few showers are expected over the high grounds in the morning. Partly cloudy elsewhere.
Partly cloudy in general in the afternoon.
The maximum temperature will vary between 24 and 27 degrees Celsius over the high grounds and will be between 29 and 32 degrees Celsius along the coast.
Wind light and variable tonight, blowing from the East-North-East 15 to 20 km/h tomorrow.
Sea moderate beyond the reefs.
Supplementary Information:
At 16h00, the tropical cyclone FANTALA was centered around the point 11.0 degrees South in latitude and 53.5 degrees East in longitude. FANTALA is still evolving far, that is about 1100 km to the North-West of Mauritius and is moving in a general East-South-Easterly direction at about 13 km/h.
High Tides: Tomorrow 00h34 and 12h50.
Low Tides: 18h25 and tomorrow 06h48.
Sunrise : 06h23.
Sunset : 17h54.
The atmospheric pressure at 16h00: 1012 hectoPascals.