The Trinidad and Tobago Meteorological Service (TTMS) has been monitoring an active Tropical Wave in the Central Tropical Atlantic, centred approximately 1900 km east of the Southern Windward islands. 

At this time, Monday 10^th, August, 2026, the system is disorganized with scattered patches of showers and thunderstorms. There is a low chance (10%) of development of a Tropical Cyclone over the next two (2) to seven (7) days. The  wave is moving westward at approximately 28  km/h and is expected to affect the Southern Windward islands from Thursday of this week. 

THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO.

The TTMS will issue an update to this statement at 2:00 pm tomorrow, Tuesday 11^th August, 2026 or earlier, if there are significant changes in the forecast. As always, pay close attention to information being issued by the TTMS by visiting www.metoffice.gov.tt, downloading our mobile app (search: TT Met Office) and following us on X, Facebook and Instagram.

The following graphic is courtesy the NHC: https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/