Comment... The Trough is expected to persist across the island through the weekend. Meanwhile, another plume of the Saharan Air Layer will bring hazy conditions starting Friday, and a Tropical Wave is projected to move across Jamaica on Saturday.


24-HOUR FORECAST

This Morning... Isolated showers across sections of eastern parishes, partly cloudy elsewhere.

This Afternoon... Mostly cloudy with widely scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms across sections of central and western parishes. Windy along coastal areas.

Tonight... Becoming fair.


Maximum temperature expected for Kingston today... 34 degrees Celsius

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


3-DAY FORECAST (starting tomorrow):


Friday & Saturday: Mostly sunny and hazy mornings. Isolated afternoon showers and thunderstorms across western parishes and some hilly areas elsewhere, otherwise partly cloudy and hazy.

Sunday: Afternoon showers and thunderstorms across sections of central and western parishes, otherwise partly cloudy and hazy.


Other Current Regional Weather Features
At 4:00 a.m., Tropical Storm Bertha was located about 230km WSW of New Orleans, Louisiana.
A Tropical Wave approaching the eastern Caribbean.