Sunday, August 23, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

LOCAL FORECAST

SIGNIFICANT FEATURES:... A Trough across Jamaica.

Comment... The Trough lingers across the island through to Monday, with a Tropical Wave expected to move across Jamaica on Monday night.


24-HOUR FORECAST

This Morning... Partly cloudy across northeastern parishes, otherwise mainly sunny. 

This Afternoon... Widely scattered showers and thunderstorms across western parishes and hilly areas elsewhere.

Tonight... Becoming fair.


Maximum temperature expected for Kingston today... 36 degrees Celsius

Maximum temperature expected for Montego Bay today... 34 degrees Celsius


3-DAY FORECAST (starting tomorrow):

Monday: Mainly fair morning. Widely scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms across western parishes and hilly areas elsewhere. Night-time showers and thunderstorms likely for eastern parishes.

Tuesday & Wednesday: Mainly sunny mornings. Widely scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms across western parishes and hilly areas elsewhere. Windy especially across southern parishes


Other Current Regional Weather Features

Low-Level Jet Stream across the south-central Caribbean.

JKH