CariCOF Caribbean Climate Outlooks: April 2019 to June 2019

The CariCOF Climate Outlooks for April 2019 to June 2019 are now available. These include:

• Temperature Outlook Maps
• Precipitation Outlook Maps
• Drought Outlook,
• Wet Days & Wet Spells Outlook,
• Dry Spell Outlook (Experimental) and
• The Caribbean Climate Outlook Newsletter.

Summary for the upcoming 3-month period, April 2019 to June 2019:  “With weak El Niño conditions forecast to persist, chances of drought continuation and recurrent dry spells during this transition period between the dry and wet season are increased. Heatwaves will start occurring locally into May. Region-wide, extreme heat is unlikely. The frequency of wet days and wet spells should be initially low, but increase along these months. The chance for extreme wet spells tends to emerge in April or May, with some concern for flash flood and flooding potential arising then, in particular in the Guianas.”