Sunday, August 09, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

LOCAL FORECAST

SIGNIFICANT FEATURES:... A Trough across Jamaica and a Low- Level Jet Steam across the central Caribbean.

Comment... The Trough is expected to linger across the region for the next few days. Expect windy conditions, especially across southern parishes, through midweek due to the presence of the Low-Level Jet Stream. Additionally, a Tropical Wave is projected to move across the island on Monday.


24-HOUR FORECAST

This Morning... Mainly sunny.

This Afternoon... Isolated showers and likely thunderstorms across sections of western parishes and some hilly areas elsewhere, otherwise partly cloudy, hazy and windy.

Tonight... Becoming mainly fair. 


Maximum temperature expected for Kingston today... 35 degrees Celsius

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


3-DAY FORECAST (starting tomorrow):

Monday: Isolated morning showers across eastern parishes, otherwise partly cloudy and hazy. Widely scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms across western and southcentral parishes. Windy, especially across southern parishes.

Tuesday: Partly cloudy morning. Isolated afternoon showers and thunderstorms across western parishes and some hilly areas elsewhere. Windy, especially across southern parishes.

Wednesday: Afternoon showers and thunderstorms across western and southcentral parishes. Windy.


Other Current Regional Weather Features
A Tropical Wave across the eastern Caribbean.
A plume of Saharan Dust moving across the central Caribbean.

RNS