Weather: Heavy Showers and Thunderstorms Across the Island

The sun gave way to rain on Wednesday January 22. Heavy rains batter, in fact, several parts of the island for 11 hours. The most affected regions are Terre Rouge, Pamplemousses, Mon-Gout, Vacoas and Grand Bassin. The thunder rumbles also. 

The tunnel was closed to Caudan 24:35. And there are accumulations of water at Bagatelle and Port Louis. Depending on the weather station Vacoas, the time is rainy throughout the afternoon and into the evening. 

Moreover, an increase in temperature is noted for several days. Yesterday Tuesday 21 January, 35.2 ° C were recorded at Port Louis, while the average for January is 32.2 ° C. In some places like Placentia, he made 30 ° C, the seasonal average.