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Current Weather
  • 81o F Feels Like 85o F
  • 24 Hr Rainfall Accumulation 0 mm
  • Wind Speed 12.6 knots
  • Wind Direction ENE
  • Humidity 77%
  • Pressure 1016.8 millibars
Today's Forecast As of 21 Dec 2024 11:57 AM
Rain
Morning
Rain
Min 73o F | Max 78o F
  • Cloudy
    Afternoon
    Cloudy
    Min 73o F | Max 80o F
  • Cloudy
    Evening
    Cloudy
    Min 73o F | Max 76o F
  • Cloudy
    Night
    Cloudy
    Min 73o F | Max 76o F
06:55 17:52
  • North to northeast at 10 to 15 knots.

  • Moderate with a wave height of 3 to 5 feet.

Services Offered

Published 20th September 2016, 1:40 am
The Cayman Islands National Weather Service provides the following services

1. Weather Observing - The monitoring and reporting of meteorological conditions taken from the Owen Roberts and Charles Kirkconnell International Airports as well as the use of automatic weather stations and rain gauges around the Cayman Islands. 

2. Weather Forecasting - The production and issuing of meteorological forecasts for the Cayman area.

3. Radar - The maintenance and calibration of the Kearney Gomez Doppler Weather Radar as well as the provision of current radar images to the public and education on what the radar shows and how it can be used.

4. Weather warnings and Marine warnings - The provision of a range of weather information, forecast and warning services to the community at large through the media so as to improve the economy and quality of life as well as for protection of life and property.    

6. Upper air balloon releases - The releasing of weather balloons to collect vital data for the World Meteorological Organization.

7. Meteorological database maintenance - Maintaining a national climate archive and the provision of climate data and climate monitoring and prediction services.    

8. Climatology - Provision on either a public or "user pays" basis, of a range of user sector-specific operational meteorological services, through the mass media and other channels, to such major user groups as agriculture, shipping, aviation, construction etc.