Tag: Cayman Islands National Weather Service
Local heat records broken as the mercury rises
(CNS): Despite being the land of soft, fresh breezes, the Cayman Islands did not escape the global heatwave last month. According to the National Weather Service, 21 July recorded a new high temperature for the islands of 95.5°F (35.3°C) on Grand Cayman. But on 13 out of the month’s 31 days, the mercury climbed past […]
2023 expected to be hottest year on record
(CNS): Heatwaves have been reported around the world this month, from Bejing to Seville to Texas and beyond, another worrying sign of the gathering pace of global warming. El Niño conditions this year are expected to compound the situation and experts say that 2023 could be the hottest year on record. The mercury is also […]
Bret to become hurricane on arrival in Caribbean
(CNS): Tropical Storm Bret, which formed Sunday afternoon in the middle of the Atlantic, is forecast to become a hurricane over the next few days as it rolls towards the Caribbean. Bret is currently about 1,130 miles east of the Southern Windward Islands, moving west at around 17mph, with winds of around 40mph. The US […]
First storm of the season heading south to Cuba
(CNS): The first storm of the 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season is already setting the stage for what is expected to be a very uncertain year. Tropical Storm Arlene emerged around lunchtime Friday, some 265 miles west of Fort Myers, Florida. With sustained winds of 40mph, the National Hurricane Center said Arlene was moving south towards […]
Sea inundation inevitable now, officials warn
(CNS): Sea level rise in the Cayman Islands is already having a significant impact on low-lying and coastal properties, and it is going to get far worse over the next 25 years, officials have warned. As the Ministry of Sustainability and Climate Resiliency begins its public meetings on the draft Climate Change Policy, the most […]
Radar part en route just weeks before storm season
(CNS): Just three weeks out from the start of what experts say is a difficult Atlantic hurricane season to predict, a part needed to restore service to the Kearney Gomez Doppler Radar is finally on its way to the Cayman Islands from the manufacturer in Germany. It is expected to arrive on-island later this month. […]
Cayman Islands to get storm surge map
(CNS): The Cayman Islands has been given priority consideration for storm surge modelling under a United States Agency for International Development (USAID) programme to advance early warnings of storm surges and strengthen preparedness across the Caribbean. The programme will develop maps to assess and visualise storm surge risk, as well as strengthen capacity for early […]
El Niño may quieten 2023 storm season
(CNS): Current neutral El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) conditions look fairly likely to transition to El Niño during the summer or autumn, reducing the likelihood of a busy Atlantic Hurricane Season for 2023, according, to storm forecasters. Colorado State University is predicting a quieter than average season with around 13 named storms, of which six are […]
Weather service facing further radar failures
(CNS): The Kearney Gomez Doppler Radar is temporarily unavailable following a hardware failure, government officials have announced. The Cayman Islands National Weather Service (CINWS) said its technical team is working closely with the radar manufacturer to isolate the fault and determine a timeline for repairs. CINWS Director General John Tibbetts said in a press release […]
Storm watch lifted as Lisa tracks away from Cayman
(CNS): Government has discontinued the storm watch for the Cayman Islands after Tropical Storm Lisa tracked away from our area following a southerly shift Monday morning. According to the latest bulletin from the US National Hurricane Center, Lisa was 365mph south of Grand Cayman at around 10am, heading west at 14mph.
Stormy weather expected for Halloween
(CNS): A tropical cyclone already packing winds of more than 40mph was located less than 400 miles southeast of Grand Cayman at 8am Monday morning, as the Cayman Islands remained under an official tropical storm watch. Tropical Cyclone 15 was moving at 12mph towards the west, but according to the US National Hurricane Centre, it […]
