CariCOF Caribbean Climate Outlooks: August 2019 to October 2019

The CariCOF Climate Outlooks for August to October 2019 are now available. These include:

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

Summary for the upcoming 3-month period, August to October 2019:  “This period marks the peak of the Caribbean Heat Season, which runs from May to October and is likely to be warmer than in the past two years with several heatwaves possible in any low-lying area. The main impact would be recurrent episodes of heat stress to vulnerable individuals, in small livestock and poultry. Drought may continue in areas currently affected. A seasonable increase in very wet and extremely spells is expected across the region, which may bring some drought relief, but also concern for flash floods and flooding.”