Thursday, August 13, 2026 at 4:00 p.m.

LOCAL FORECAST

SIGNIFICANT FEATURES:... Tropical Wave east of Jamaica.

Comment... The Tropical Wave moves across the island late tonight into tomorrow. Thereafter, the Saharan Dust Plume and Low-Level Jet Stream build across the island into the weekend. Expect increases in both hazy and windy conditions.



24-HOUR FORECAST

Tonight... Showers and isolated thunderstorm across coastal areas of north-central and eastern parishes, mainly fair elsewhere. Windy.
Tomorrow Morning... Isolated showers across eastern parishes and coastal areas of north-central parishes, sunny conditions elsewhere. Windy.

Tomorrow Afternoon... Partly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms across western and hilly areas of central parishes. 


Minimum temperature expected for Kingston tonight... 27 degrees Celsius

Minimum temperature expected for Montego Bay tonight... 27 degrees Celsius


3-DAY FORECAST (after tomorrow):

Saturday: Mainly sunny, hazy and very windy with isolated afternoon showers across sections of south-western parishes. Isolated night-time showers possible across eastern parishes and coastal areas of north-central parishes.

Sunday: Isolated morning showers across eastern parishes and coastal areas of north-central parishes, mainly sunny elsewhere. Very windy. Afternoon isolated showers and thunderstorm across western parishes. Isolated night-time showers across eastern parishes and coastal areas of north-central parishes.

Monday: Morning showers and thunderstorm mainly across eastern and coastal areas of north-central parishes. Windy. Becoming mostly cloudy afternoon to late evening with showers and thunderstorms across most parishes. Night-time showers possible across sections of eastern and south-central parishes.


Other Current Regional Weather Features:
Another Tropical Wave moves across the island on Monday.
High Pressure Ridge north of the Caribbean into the Gulf of Mexico.
Eastern Tropical Atlantic: Two areas of low pressure currently have a medium chance of tropical cyclone development over the next two days.

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