Tag: Cayman Islands National Weather Service
CINWS gears up for 2025 hurricane season
(CNS): There are still more than eleven weeks to go before the official start of the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season, but given that storms can form well before 1 June and with climate change making regional weather patterns increasingly unpredictable, local weather experts are already preparing for the season. On Monday, the National Hurricane Center […]
A/C upgrade puts radar out of action again
(CNS): The Kearney Gomez Doppler Weather Radar facility will be down for three days this week starting today (Tuesday) to facilitate “the critical replacement and upgrade of the air conditioning lines”, the Cayman Islands National Weather Service (CINWS) has said. The scheduled maintenance “is part of an ongoing commitment to ensure the reliability and efficiency […]
Major but brief earthquake triggers tsunami warning
(CNS): A very brief earthquake more than 200 kilometres off the southwest coast of Grand Cayman in very deep waters triggered a tsunami warning on Saturday. Despite registering a magnitude of over 7.6, it was under some of the deepest water in the world and far enough away not to cause any issues in the […]
Doppler radar going off-line this week for repairs
(CNS): The Kearney Gomez Doppler Weather Radar will be down for scheduled maintenance beginning on Wednesday, 15 January, the Cayman Islands National Weather Service (CINWS) has said. The beleaguered radar will undergo repairs recommended by the technicians who completed maintenance checks just last month, officials said.
2024 pushes 2023 off top spot for hottest year on record
(CNS): Earth has now endured a decade of record-breaking heat after 2024 knocked 2023 off the top spot as the hottest year on record. The rapidly rising heat over the last ten years has been fueled by man’s behaviour and reached the point where scientists are now saying that the hope of restricting the rise […]
Radar back in action after annual maintenance
(CNS): The Cayman Islands National Weather Service said the Kearney Gomez Doppler Radar is now fully operational following its annual maintenance. The work was done earlier this month, between 4 and 6 December. The radar plays an important part in regional weather forecasting but has been plagued with technical issues and sustaining damage from stormy […]
Tropical system bringing more heavy rain for Cayman
(CNS): The Cayman Islands National Weather Service (CINWS) said the low-pressure system currently brewing in the Caribbean Sea southeast of Jamaica, which has been designated Tropical Cyclone 19, could bring rain to the Cayman Islands as soon as this evening (Wednesday). The wet weather may persist into early next week as the system remains in […]
Cayman Islands endured hot, dry October
(CNS): Temperatures climbed on all three Cayman Islands during October, making it the tenth month in a row in which temperature records exceeded the average. Cayman Brac had the hottest temperature, which rose to 93°F on the fifth of the month, exceeding the average 30-year temperature for October by 2.5°F. It was also unusually dry, […]
Another late storm brews in central Caribbean
(CNS): The Cayman Islands could face another storm in the next week or so, according to the National Hurricane Center. A tropical wave over the central Caribbean Sea has an 80% chance of developing into a storm in the next seven days as an area of disorganised showers and thunderstorms moves slowly westward into our […]
Flooding continues as development hinders drainage
(CNS): More heavy rain is expected across the Cayman Islands this week, and officials have issued another flood advisory for Wednesday and Thursday. Over-development and very poor drainage management have made flood-prone areas on Grand Cayman even more susceptible. In addition, heavy downpours are increasingly impacting areas that previously rarely flooded and quickly recovered if […]
Cayman faces more heavy rain as another storm brews
(CNS): The Cayman Islands could be facing more heavy rain throughout this week as a large and disorganized area of low pressure located over the western and southwestern Caribbean Sea could form into a storm as it passes our area. The weather service has issued an advisory for the system that the National Hurricane Centre […]
