Friday, August 28, 2026 at 4:00p.m.

LOCAL FORECAST

SIGNIFICANT FEATURES:... A Tropical Wave west of Jamaica.

Comment...The Tropical Wave is expected to quickly move westward and away from the island tonight; a weak Trough is projected to remain thereafter. Another Tropical Wave is expected to move across the island on Sunday evening.

24-HOUR FORECAST

Tonight... Partly cloudy. Windy along the south coast.

Tomorrow Morning ... Mainly sunny.

Tomorrow Afternoon ... Isolated showers and thunderstorms across western parishes and hilly areas elsewhere, otherwise partly cloudy.


Minimum temperature expected for Kingston tonight... 28 degrees Celsius

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


3-DAY FORECAST (after tomorrow):

Sunday & Monday: Mainly sunny mornings. Isolated afternoon showers and thunderstorms across southwestern parishes and hilly areas elsewhere.

Tuesday:Becoming cloudy in the afternoon with showers and thunderstorms across sections of most parishes.


Other Current Regional Weather Features:
Dolly is now an open Tropical Wave and is expected to bring heavy rainfall across the Leeward islands Saturday through Sunday.

Another Tropical Wave currently across the eastern Caribbean.

A High Pressure Ridge north of the Caribbean extending into the Gulf of Mexico.

A Low-Level Jet Stream across the southcentral Caribbean sea.

RNS