Monday, July 20, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

LOCAL FORECAST

SIGNIFICANT FEATURES:... A Trough and Saharan Dust Plume across Jamaica.

Comment... The Trough is expected to remain across the island for the next few days, while the Dust Plume is expected to linger through to Tuesday. Meanwhile, a Tropical Wave is expected to move across Jamaica on Tuesday.


24-HOUR FORECAST

This Morning... Mainly fair and hazy.

This Afternoon... Isolated showers and thunderstorms across western parishes and some hilly areas, otherwise mainly fair. Hazy.

Tonight... Becoming mostly cloudy across eastern parishes, otherwise 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):

Tuesday: Partly cloudy morning across eastern parishes, otherwise fair and hazy. Widely scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms mainly across western and south-central parishes.

Wednesday: Partly cloudy morning across northeastern parishes, otherwise fair. Widely scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms mainly across southern parishes.

Thursday: Widely scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms across central and western parishes.


Other Current Regional Weather Features
A Tropical Wave across the central Caribbean.

JKH