CariCOF Caribbean Climate Outlooks: December 2021 to February 2022

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

• 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, December to February 2021-’22: “With La Niña conditions, the potential for floods and cascading hazards should be moderate to high in the Caribbean Islands and Belize until December, and high in the coastal Guianas until early-February. However, long-term drought is evolving in southern Belize and short-term drought in southeast Belize, Cayman Is., Cuba, western Jamaica and northwest Puerto Rico. Frequent, short dry spells are expected from Hispaniola westward, potentially affecting unprotected crops. On a bright note, seasonably cool temperatures and a low chance of particularly dry conditions will lead to the relatively slow depletion of water resources and the rate of increase in the fire potential.”