A heavy downpour yesterday left several parts of Georgetown and parts of the coast under water and Guyana is expected to experience frequent periods of rainfall within the next few days.

According to the Timehri Met Office, the highest amount of rainfall was recorded in Region Four, with the weather station at Mon Repos recording 22.1 mm of rainfall. It was noted that shallow to deep convective clouds were observed with occasional showers over some areas in Regions 3 to 5.

Last  evening  variable cloudy conditions, with isolated showers, over some areas in regions 2, 3 were expected to prevail over Guyana while in Region 9, variable cloudiness with isolated showers are expected to prevail over the next two days.

Between Monday to Wednesday of next week, cloudy  to overcast conditions with frequent showers and possible thunderstorms are expected to prevail over most of Guyana, the Met Office noted, and similar conditions are expected on Thursday.

Meanwhile, a tropical wave producing persistent shower and thunderstorm activity has made its move into the western Caribbean, automated weather stations reported yesterday.

It was reported that although there are signs of a broad and weak area of low pressure southwest of Jamaica, the disturbance remains disorganized and has a long way to go in order to become a tropical depression and as a result a hurricane alert was cancelled.

Upper-level winds in the northwestern Caribbean currently inhibiting thunderstorm development are expected to dissipate over time.

It was noted that on average, storms form about once every two years in the Atlantic Basin during the month of June.  The western Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico are two of the most favourable locations for this to occur.