High pressure ridge induces balmy, sunny conditions for Jamaica
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The Jamaica Meteorological Service says citizens can expect balmy conditions across much of the island today (January 11) as a high pressure ridge induces sunny skies nationwide.
The Met Office, in its Saturday morning forecast, indicated that the ridge is expected to prevail across the island towards the middle of next week, up until which fair weather will dominate.
A pair of cold fronts—the first extending north of Florida to the Bay of Campeche and the other outstretching to the northern Windward Islands—join the high pressure ridge as the most dominant weather phenomena across the region.
The maximum temperature expected for major cities Kingston and Montego Bay is 29 degrees Celcius.
Breakdown of towns and cities forecast:
| Towns and Cities | Forecast |
| Morant Bay | Mostly sunny |
| Kingston | Mostly sunny |
| Half-Way-Tree | Mostly sunny |
| Portmore | Mostly sunny |
| Spanish Town | Partly cloudy afternoon |
| May Pen | Mostly sunny |
| Mandeville | Mostly sunny |
| Santa Cruz | Partly cloudy afternoon |
| Black River | Mostly sunny |
| Savanna-La-Mar | Mostly sunny |
| Negril | Mostly sunny |
| Port Antonio | Partly cloudy afternoon |
| Port Maria | Mostly sunny |
| Ocho Rios | Mostly sunny |
| St Ann’s Bay | Partly cloudy afternoon |
| Browns Town | Partly cloudy afternoon |
| Falmouth | Mostly sunny |
| Montego Bay | Mostly sunny |
| Lucea | Mostly sunny |
Also, see more on Jamaica Met Service’s three-day outlook:
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday: Partly cloudy near hilly areas, mostly sunny otherwise.
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