A High Pressure Ridge across Jamaica; Hurricane Dorian remains a slow moving Category 4 Hurricane

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