A high-pressure ridge and low-level jet stream persist across Jamaica, creating windy conditions, particularly in southern parishes. This pattern is expected to continue over the next few days.

24-Hour Forecast:

• This Morning: Anticipate partly cloudy skies.
• This Afternoon: Partly cloudy conditions, especially over hilly areas. Windy conditions prevail in southern parishes.
• Tonight: Expect partly cloudy skies, with continued windy conditions along the south coast.

Today’s Forecast for Selected Towns and Cities:

South Eastern Region

• Morant Bay: Partly cloudy and windy.
• Kingston: Partly cloudy in the morning, becoming windy.
• Half-Way Tree: Mainly sunny in the morning, with increasing winds in the afternoon.

South Central Region

• Portmore: Mainly sunny with windy conditions in the afternoon.
• Spanish Town: Partly cloudy with increasing winds in the afternoon.
• May Pen: Partly cloudy with windy conditions in the afternoon.
• Mandeville: Partly cloudy with windy conditions in the afternoon.

South Western Region

• Santa Cruz: Partly cloudy with windy conditions in the afternoon.
• Black River: Partly cloudy with windy conditions in the afternoon.
• Savanna-la-Mar: Partly cloudy.
• Negril: Partly cloudy.

North Eastern Region

• Port Antonio: Partly cloudy and windy.
• Port Maria: Partly cloudy.

North Central Region

• Ocho Rios: Partly cloudy.
• St Ann’s Bay: Partly cloudy.
• Brown’s Town: Partly cloudy.
• Falmouth: Partly cloudy.

North Western Region

• Montego Bay: Partly cloudy.
• Lucea: Mostly cloudy in the afternoon.

Maximum Temperatures:

• Kingston: 31 degrees Celsius.
• Montego Bay: 30 degrees Celsius.

3-Day Forecast (Starting Tomorrow):

• Friday: Mainly sunny with a partly cloudy afternoon. Windy conditions persist in southern parishes.
• Saturday: Morning showers in eastern and south-central parishes, otherwise cloudy. Isolated afternoon showers in northern and southeastern parishes.
• Sunday: Partly cloudy morning in eastern parishes. Isolated afternoon showers in hilly and northern areas.

Other Current Regional Weather Features:

• A frontal system across western Cuba, extending into the Atlantic.
• A weak ridge across the Gulf of Mexico.