A white alert has been issued for the entire Maldives due to severe weather conditions.

The Maldives Meteorological Service (Met Office) has issued a white alert for the whole country from 3:00 PM today until 9:00 PM tonight.

The Met Office has forecasted heavy rain with winds up to 45 miles per hour in thunderstorms. Rough seas are also expected.

For the next 48 hours, heavy rain and thunderstorms are expected in various parts of the country.

The Met Office has also predicted rainy weather for different regions of the Maldives for the next four days.

An official from the Met Office stated today that a large part of the Maldives will experience rain until Friday. They also mentioned that there will be strong winds and rough seas during this period.

The official said that wind speeds are expected to be between 15 and 25 miles per hour until the 20th of this month, with central and southern Maldives generally experiencing stronger winds.

Since last Friday, different parts of the Maldives have been experiencing rainy weather.