The Hydrometeorological Service says that increased rainfall is to be expected as the northern section of Guyana transitions into the second Wet/Rainy season of 2019.
According to a Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) release, the secondary rainfall season usually begins in the second half of November and continues until the end of January to mid-February the following year.
The MoA pointed out that the rainfall season is driven mainly by the southern migration of the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) and upper atmospheric features such as the subtropical jet and troughs. Over the past two weeks the Hydrometeorological Service has observed that these systems are beginning to affect Guyana affording the conditions for increased rainfall activity and the commencement of the rainfall season, marginally ahead of the usual commencement period.
