Hot, dry, unpredictable wet season ahead
(CNS): The Cayman Islands can expect the current high temperatures to last well into June, as the heat dome responsible for the hot weather across the Caribbean persists.
According to the Cayman Islands Weather Service, this weather pattern might temporarily suppress tropical cyclone development but conversely, the elevated sea surface temperatures could also support the formation and intensification of tropical systems.
The experts at the CINWS are warning of above average temperatures over the wet, stormy season but below average rain, especially in the second part of the hurricane season, which could see more active and intense tropical weather events.
“Residents are encouraged to begin or continue early hurricane preparations and to stay informed through official local sources as the season progresses,” Meteorological Observer Kerrie Forbes said after releasing the season forecast.
While almost all of the major US based forecasters such as NOAA and CSU are calling for an above average hurricane season, the various climate drivers are again making things unpredictable for 2025.
Meanwhile, the Saharan Air Layer, also known as Saharan Dust, which can inhibit tropical development, is currently moving across the Caribbean and has triggered alerts across some islands in the east of the region. The dust cloud is headed west and is expected to move through our area in the coming days.
See a summary of the hurricane and wet season forecast from CINWS below,
and see the full forecast on the CINWS site.
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God bless the National Hurricane Center and Dr. Levi Cowan. When can we expect Dr. Cowan’s annual forecast or shall he fall victim to the revived trope of expat hate?
Lost me after “The experts at the CINWS”
Sounds sort of like a hurricane season prediction, “There will be at least 18 named storms this season”. And by mid season there’s another release saying “The number of named storms expected for the remainder of the season has dried up”. And by the end of the season another release “storms this season were relatively few due to unforeseen climatic changes”
As far as I see it, weathermen are akin to medieval alchemists as there are so many other random, so far unpredictable factors that affect weather, volcanoes kicking off, solar activity and even cosmic events. At least they get to keep their heads if they get it wrong.
…stay informed
through official local sources
as the season progresses…
It is impossible to be uninformed these days, even if one tries…
This advice is for the totally clueless and oblivious, which pervade all societies.
In other news, water is wet.
Can’t you read? It says the wet season will be dry this year. We will experience lots of dry water falling from the sky, sometimes known as sunshine.
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PACI needs to get some sort of covering and forced ventilation at Royal Watler and over the piers. Tourist are gonna start dropping dead. I had to transit through the crowds inside the terminal and the other day with just 2 ships in and it was hellish.
The air is downright unbreathable when you have a few thousand people all crammed into one area like that and the heat is deadly.
you should try the buffet at dinner time.
or as teachers and cig say….close the schools!!
After much deliberation, we don’t know whats going to happen.
Kinda wish that was my job too lol…
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I love hot fronts.