CariCOF Caribbean Climate Outlooks: July to September 2021

The CariCOF Climate Outlooks for July to September 2021 are now available. These include:

• Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlooks
• 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, July to September 2021:  “This part of the wet/heat/hurricane season is forecast to bring an increase in wet days and wet spells, heatwaves and tropical cyclone activity in Belize and the Caribbean Islands. This results in an increase in disruptions of outdoor activities and rising water levels in soils, rivers and reservoirs. However, the potential for flash floods, long-term flooding and cascading impacts, as well as, for heat stress will increase from moderate in July to high in August and September. The Guianas will enter their dry season in August, implying that surface wetness should decrease and floods recede in affected areas, but the improvements may be slow in view of forecasted higher numbers of wet spells than usual.”