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UPDATE: Cat 1 hurricane could affect VI Tuesday or Wednesday- DDM
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- AL98 continues to show signs of development as it moves west to west north west at 15- 20 mph.
UN told about VI landslides; Climate Change vulnerabilities
NEW YORK, NY, USA– Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has petitioned the UN C-24 Committee for what he called "climate justice" for countries that remain vulnerable to Climate Change, using heavy rains and landslides in the VI as an example.
Tropical wave approaching VI; Showers expected within 24 hours- DDM
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A tropical wave is expected to heighten the chance of showers for the [British] Virgin Islands within the next 24 hrs and lasting through Wednesday, May 29, 2024, the Department of Disaster Management (DDM) has alerted.
70% or a high chance of rain across VI today- DDM
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Shallow patches of low levels embedded within a moderate flow of straight winds will continue to move through the [British] Virgin Islands and maintain a moderate chance of rain activity in parts of the Wind Isles occasionally over the next 24 hours.
Slight chance of rain today- DDM
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Humidity and weak instability associated with a strike could cause some cloudy periods and few showers in the area today, February 4, 2024, the Department of Disaster Management (DDM) has said.
40% or moderate chance of showers across VI today- DDM
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A line of cloudiness and rain will continue in the Lowwind Islands and the British Virgin Islands today and tonight, December 31, 2023.
Breezy conditions & high chance of rain today- DDM
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A narrow pressure gradient will maintain breezy conditions on the islands that will continue to transport shallow patches of low-level clouds across the [British] Virgin Islands today, December 10, 2023.
Dual Carriageway freak accident slows traffic on rainy Saturday
WICKHAMS CAY II, Tortola, VI – Sometime around 4:30 pm, a lone SUV appears to have skidded off the road into a fence on the James Walter Francis Drive across from Carib Supply today, Saturday, November 5, 2022.
Cloudiness & thunderstorms across VI, Nov 5, 2022
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – As a result of a moist and unstable airmass across the VI, the territory can expect cloudiness and showers across the islands over the next twenty-four hours the Department of Disaster Management has indicated.
Cloudiness with chance for showers across VI today, Jan 1, 2022
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – With relatively dry and stable conditions persisting across the Leeward Islands and the Virgin Islands, the territory today January 1, 2022, can expect a low chance for cloudiness and showers over the next twenty-four hours.