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A ridge across Jamaica. The ridge is expected to remain throughout today, with a prefrontal trough moving into the vicinity of the island tomorrow.

A cold front is then expected to be west of Jamaica by Friday evening and become stationary across Jamaica by early Saturday. For the weekend, expect cooler temperatures for the island, along with windy conditions and occasional showers mainly across northern parishes due to the presence of the Frontal System.

24-HOUR FORECAST

• Today: Mostly sunny.
• Tonight: Fair.

Today’s forecast for select towns and cities

South Eastern Region

Morant Bay: Partly cloudy.
Kingston: Mainly sunny.
Half-Way Tree: Mainly sunny.

South Central Region

Portmore: Mainly sunny.
Spanish Town: Mainly sunny.
May Pen: Mainly sunny.
Mandeville: Partly cloudy in the afternoon.

South Western Region

Santa Cruz: Partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Black River: Mainly sunny.
Savanna-la-Mar: Mainly sunny.
Negril: Mainly sunny.

North Eastern Region

Port Antonio: Partly cloudy.
Port Maria: Partly cloudy.

North Central Region

Ocho Rios: Mainly sunny.
St Ann’s Bay: Mainly sunny.
Brown’s Town: Partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Falmouth: Mainly sunny.

North Western Region

Montego Bay: Mainly sunny.
Lucea: Mainly sunny.

Maximum temperature expected for Kingston today is 32 degrees Celsius. Maximum temperature expected for Montego Bay today is 31 degrees Celsius.

3-day forecast (Starting Tomorrow)

Friday: partly cloudy morning and afternoon across western parishes, fair elsewhere. Evening and nighttime showers and thunderstorms across western and north-central parishes, becoming mostly cloudy elsewhere.

Saturday & Sunday: partly cloudy and cool. Expect windy conditions with periods of showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly across northern parishes.

Other Current Regional Weather Features

A Cold Front across the northwestern Caribbean.