The CariCOF Climate Outlooks for November 2018 to April 2019 are now available. These include:
- Temperature Outlook Maps
- Precipitation Outlook Maps
- Drought Outlook,
- Wet Days & Wet Spells Outlook,
- Dry Spell Outlook (Experimental),
- Heat Outlooks and
- The Caribbean Climate Outlook Newsletter.
Summary for the upcoming 3-month period, November 2018 to January 2019: “The transition from the wet season into the early dry season in Belize and the Caribbean islands still brings frequent wet days and wet spells through December, leading to concerns of flood and flash flood potential. This concern remains throughout the period in the coastal Guianas which are in their secondary wet season. The forecasts suggest severe drought is unlikely, except perhaps in northern Belize and St. Lucia, but recurrent dry spells may affect crop growth. Temperatures will be seasonably comfortable.”