Hurricane Dorian remains a slow moving Category 4 Hurricane and made landfall on Grand Bahama island today.
The High Pressure Ridge accross Jamaica shoul weaken slightly today. On Tuesday, a Tropical Wave is to move across Jamaica after which, the ridge will again become the dominant feature.
24-HOUR FORECAST
This Morning… Mainly sunny with a few clouds across sections of eastern parishes.
This Afternoon… Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms mainly across sections of western and north-central parishes.
Tonight… Generally fair.
Maximum temperature expected for Kingston today - 34 degrees Celsius.
Maximum temperature expected for Montego Bay today - 33 degrees Celsius.
3-DAY FORECAST (starting tomorrow):
Tuesday/Wednesday: Partly cloudy morning. Widely scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms across sections sections of western and north-central parishes.
Thursday: Partly cloudy morning across eastern parishes. Partly cloudy afternoon with possible showers and thunderstorms across sections of western parishes.
Other Current Regional Weather Features:
An area of Low Pressure across the western Caribbean has a medium chance of developing into a Tropical Cyclone over the next 5 days.
Another area of Low Pressure across the far eastern Caribbean has a high chance of developing into a Tropical Cyclone over the next 48 hours.
A Tropical Wave moves across the central Caribbean