Today's Forecast
SYNOPSIS:
An upper-level low located over the Florida Straits will continue to maintain cloudy conditions throughout tonight as moisture lingers in the Bay of Honduras. A low chance of shower activity is expected tonight as a moderate concentration of Saharan dust begins to move into the western Caribbean trailing the periphery of a high-pressure system with dust levels expected to begin gradually decreasing through Thursday. A Dust Alert remains in effect. Radar imagery shows bands of rain located towards the distant west of the Cayman area with localized shower activity noted elsewhere with general movement towards the west.
FORECAST:
Tonight: Cloudy and hazy with a 30% chance of showers or periods of light rain. A Dust Alert remains in effect. Temperatures will fall near the low to mid 80’s °F. Winds will be easterly at 10 to 15 knots with higher gusts. Seas will be rough with wave heights of 5 to 7 feet. A Small Craft Advisory remains in effect.*
Tomorrow: Partly cloudy skies becoming cloudy at times and hazy with a 20% chance of showers. A Dust Alert remains in effect. Temperatures will rise near the low to mid 90’s °F, with a heat index of 108 °F. Winds will be east to northeast at 10 to 15 knots with higher gusts. Seas will be rough with wave heights of 5 to 7 feet. A Small Craft Advisory remains in effect.*
*A Small Craft Advisory is in effect for the Cayman area. Small craft should exercise caution over open waters, especially along the eastern coasts. Within the reef and sheltered areas, conditions are / maybe generally less severe / less than open waters, but operators should continue to exercise discretion as localized choppy conditions may still develop.
TIDES:
Today: Low 4:15 p.m. High 10:51 p.m.
Tomorrow: Low 5:12 a.m. High 11:01 a.m. Low 5:01 p.m. High 11:30 p.m.
SUNSET: 7:05 p.m. Today. SUNRISE: 5:57 a.m. Tomorrow. SUNSET: 7:05 p.m. Tomorrow.
OUTLOOK:
is for lingering amounts of Saharan dust to remain over the Caribbean through early-Saturday with the largest concentrations to begin easing through Thursday whereby the Dust Alert will be lifted thereafter. A decrease in wave heights are expected through the weekend with the Small Craft Advisory to be discontinued on Friday.
Forecaster
Harding