CariCOF Caribbean Climate Outlooks: October to December 2020

The CariCOF Climate Outlooks for October to December 2020 are now available. These include:

• Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook
• Temperature Outlook Maps
• Precipitation Outlook Maps
• Drought Outlook
• Wet Days & Wet Spells Outlook
• Dry Spells Outlook
• Heat Outlook and
• The Caribbean Climate Outlook Newsletter.

Summary for the upcoming 3-month period, October to December 2020:  “This transition between wet and dry season is forecast to feature particularly high flooding, flash flood and landslide potential across Belize and the Caribbean Islands (and, from late-November, in the coastal Guianas). La Niña conditions unfolding in the Pacific increases the probability of such hazards. In October, heat stress will likely remain high due to high humidity and temperatures south- and eastwards of Guadeloupe. On a brighter note, copious rains should ease drought concerns by the end of this period for most.”