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The cold front is here in western Jamaica and is set to sweep across the island throughout the day. Expect showers and windy conditions.

The weather this week will be cooler than normal. Cloudy conditions, punctuated by periods of showers and likely isolated thunderstorms, are anticipated to affect southern and northwestern parishes today into early Tuesday morning.

24-Hour Forecast

This Morning & Afternoon: The entire island will experience cloudy conditions with intermittent showers and potential thunderstorms, especially in southern and northwestern parishes. Expect very windy and cool conditions.

Tonight: Lingering showers are expected across the island, accompanied by continued windy and cool weather.

Today’s forecast for select towns and cities

South Eastern Region

• Morant Bay: Showers, very windy & cool
• Kingston: Showers, windy & cool
• Half-Way Tree: Showers, windy & cool

South Central Region

• Portmore: Showers, windy & cool
• Spanish Town: Showers, windy & cool
• May Pen: Showers, windy & cool
• Mandeville: Showers, windy & cool

South Western Region

• Santa Cruz: Showers, windy & cool
• Black River: Showers, very windy & cool
• Savanna-la-Mar: Showers with likely thunderstorms, very windy & cool
• Negril: Showers, very windy & cool

North Eastern Region

• Port Antonio: Afternoon showers, windy & cool
• Port Maria: Afternoon showers, windy & cool

North Central Region

• Ocho Rios: Showers, windy & cool
• St Ann’s Bay: Afternoon showers, windy & cool
• Brown’s Town: Afternoon showers, windy & cool
• Falmouth: Showers, very windy & cool

North Western Region

• Montego Bay: Showers with likely thunderstorms, very windy & cool
• Lucea: Showers with likely thunderstorms, very windy & cool

Maximum temperatures expected

• Kingston: 26 degrees Celsius
• Montego Bay: 27 degrees Celsius

3-DAY FORECAST (starting tomorrow):

Tuesday: Cloudy & cool in the morning, partly cloudy, very windy, and cool afternoon.
Wednesday & Thursday: Partly cloudy and very cool.

Other Current Regional Weather Features:

Apart from the cold front affecting Jamaica, a second cold front is impacting the Central Gulf of Mexico, adding to the complexity of regional weather patterns.