The CariCOF Climate Outlooks for November 2020 to January 2021 are now available. These include:
- Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook
- 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, November 2020 to January 2021: “La Niña conditions are in place. This means particularly high flooding, flash flood, landslide, rockfall and soil erosion potential across Belize and the Caribbean Islands until December and, from late-November, in the coastal Guianas. With the transition into the dry season in Belize and the islands, frequent, short dry spells are expected from Hispaniola westward, potentially impacting unprotected crop farming. On a positive note, with the intense 2020 Heat Season ending in October, heat stress should quickly subside.”