The temperature in the Male' area spiked today amid voting in the parliamentary elections, the largest general election in the Maldives.
According to figures shared by the Met Office, the temperature in the Male' area was 32.7 degrees Celsius at 11 am. The "feels like" temperature in the Male' area was 44.2 degrees Celsius.
The temperature was high across the country in Hanimadhoo, Kadhdhoo, Kaadedhdhoo and Gan.
- Hanimadhoo - 32.8 degrees (feels like temperature 43.7 degrees)
- Kadhdhoo - 31.9 degrees (feels like temperature 42.8 degrees)
- Kaadedhdhoo - 31.6 degrees (feels like temperature 42.2 degrees)
- Gan - 31.4 degrees (feels like temperature 41.1 degrees)
Clear skies and good weather were forecast for the Male' area and northern atolls today. But rainfall was predicted in the southern atolls, the Met Office told Adhadhu this morning.
"The weather won't get that bad. The weather will be pleasant as a sunny day for the whole of the north and a large area of the central Maldives," a Met Office official said.
It will be warm and sunny throughout the day in Male', the island with the most polling stations and voters, the Met Office said.
Polls opened at 8 am today. More than 113,000 people cast their ballots by 1 pm, representing a turnout of 40 percent of eligible voters, according to the Elections Commission (EC).
A total of 602 ballot boxes have been set up for the election with 241 in the Male' area and 34 in resorts. Some 284,663 people are eligible to vote.
