Outlooks/ Monitors

Caribbean Drought and Precipitation Monitoring Network (CDPMN)

Creating a culture of rainfall monitoring to combat the negative impacts of climate extremes and future climate change.

Precipitation Outlook

Rainfall in March-April-May in the Caribbean is likely to be above- to normal from the US Caribbean Territories westward as well as in Trinidad and Tobago. Note that rainfall is hardly predictable at present in other areas.

Numerical Weather Predictions

Numerical weather prediction tools are being used increasingly to support weather forecasts over multiple days. CIMH is providing outputs from its regional implementations of MM5V3 and WRF to National Meteorological Services in the Caribbean to support their extended forecasts. In addition, CIMH is providing territorial WRF and hydrological model outputs.

Regional Outputs: WRF | MM5


Please note that the MM5 Models will be unavailable until further notice.
 

Monthly Weather Summary

Part A
Climatological data for Montserrat, Antigua, Dominica, Grenada, St.Lucia, St.Vincent, St. Kitts, Cayman Islands.

Part B
Climatological data for Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Belize and Guyana.
Please Note that Units have changed from 1982.

Summaries are added periodically as prepared by the staff of the Regional Climate Centre (in Demonstration Phase).

Corporate Address

Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology
P.O. Box 130
Bridgetown
BARBADOS

Tel: 246-425-1362/3/5, 246-538-0032 and 246-538-1360/1
Fax: 246-424-4733

Business Hours:

Monday - Friday: 8a.m - 4p.m

Mission Statement

To assist in improving and developing the Meteorological and Hydrological Services as well as providing the awareness of the benefits of Meteorology and Hydrology for the economic well-being of the CIMH member states. This is achieved through training, research, investigations, and the provision of related specialised services and advice.

Latest:
Date Taken:2026-09-02
Time Taken:14:00:00
Wind Direction:SE
Wind Speed:15Km/h
Temperature:30.5°C
Relative Humidity:66%
Weather(WX):Sunny
Rainfall:Nil
Previous:
Date Taken:2026-09-02
Time Taken:11:00:00
Wind Direction:NE
Wind Speed:7Km/h
Temperature:31.2°C
Relative Humidity:59%
Weather(WX):Sunny
Rainfall:

Notice


August 27th 2025

TOPIM – Tropical Cyclone Intensity Prediction Model

The CIMH would like to introduce the following tool from the TOPIM team:

TOPIM is an ocean-coupled dynamical and statistical model for predicting tropical cyclone intensity in the Caribbean. It has been in operation since the 2021 hurricane season, providing a clear proof of concept.

The model estimates potential cyclone intensity using:

  • Average temperature of the upper ocean layer (via ARGO floats)
  • Local atmospheric sounding data
  • Historical wind–pressure relationships from past hurricanes in the region

Click Here for more details....

Announcement


January 18th, 2022

The CIMH is please to announce the creation of a CIMH alumni association for past staff and student members.

Read more... Terms of Reference Alumni Application Form

Resources

Caribbean Centre for Climate and Environmental Simulations (CCCES)

The mission of the Caribbean Centre for Climate and Environmental Simulations (CCCES) is to provide climate and environmental researchers in CARICOM Member States with state-of-the-art computational resources to (i) develop solutions to challenging climate and environmental problems in the region to inform decison-making; (ii) further climate and environmental research in the region; and (iii) support risk-based early warning systems across the region.

Caribbean AgroMeteorological Initiative (CAMI)

The Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH) in partnership with the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) of ten Caribbean member States have received a grant from the European Union through the African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) Science and Technology (S&T) Programme for the Caribbean Agrometeorological Initiative (CAMI).

WMO-CGMS VIRTUAL LABORATORY

A key component of the Strategy for Education and Training in Satellite Meteorology adopted by the WMO Executive Council, is the WMO-CGMS Virtual Laboratory for Training and Education in Satellite Meteorology (VLab) with the network of regional Centres of Excellence for satellite training.
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