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JAM | Nov 7, 2024

Today’s Weather| Scattered showers and thunderstorms expected across the island today

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A ridge building across Jamaica. As the ridge continues to build, expect predominantly stable weather conditions over the weekend.

24-HOUR FORECAST

  • This Morning: Mostly cloudy across southern parishes, partly cloudy elsewhere.
  • This Afternoon and Evening: Widely scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms across sections of most parishes.
  • Tonight: Partly cloudy.

Today’s forecast for select towns and cities

South Eastern Region

Morant Bay: Mostly cloudy.
Kingston: Afternoon thunderstorms.
Half-Way Tree: Afternoon thunderstorms.

South Central Region

Portmore: Afternoon thunderstorms.
Spanish Town: Afternoon thunderstorms.
May Pen: Afternoon showers.
Mandeville: Afternoon thunderstorms.

South Western Region

Santa Cruz: Afternoon thunderstorms.
Black River: Afternoon thunderstorms.
Savanna-la-Mar: Afternoon thunderstorms.
Negril: Afternoon thunderstorms.

North Eastern Region

Port Antonio: Mostly cloudy.
Port Maria: Mostly cloudy.

North Central Region

Ocho Rios: Afternoon showers.
St Ann’s Bay: Afternoon showers.
Brown’s Town: Mostly cloudy.
Falmouth: Afternoon thunderstorms.

North Western Region

Montego Bay: Afternoon thunderstorms.
Lucea: Afternoon thunderstorms.

Maximum temperature expected for Kingston today is 33 degrees Celsius. Maximum temperature expected for Montego Bay today is 33 degrees Celsius.

3-day forecast (Starting Tomorrow)

Friday: Partly cloudy morning, becoming mostly cloudy in the afternoon.
Saturday: Partly cloudy day, except for isolated thunderstorms across hilly areas in the afternoon.
Sunday: Partly cloudy morning, becoming mostly cloudy in the afternoon.

Other Current Regional Weather Features

1) Hurricane Rafael currently located 250 kilometres west northwest of Havana, Cuba.
2) A Trough of Low Pressure just northeast of the northern Leeward Islands has a low chance of Tropical Cyclone development over the next 2 to 7 days.
3) A Tropical Wave approaching the eastern Caribbean.

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