Forecasters say an upper level trough which has doused Cayman with sporadic showers for the past two days will clear up by night.
“This is a high-level system that is hard to pick up even by satellite imagery,” said forecaster Shamal Clarke of the Cayman Islands National Weather Service, adding, “It originated from the east of the Caribbean and has been gradually making its way westward”.
Clarke said between Saturday and midday today, Monday, 25 April, 0.87 inches of rainfall had been recorded at the Owen Roberts International Airport, and it is likely similar amounts of rain have been experienced across Grand Cayman.
“The system has progressively shifted further west throughout the weekend, and all indications are that it will start to clear up by evening and on into the night,” said Clarke.
In its daily weather forecast, the National Weather Service called for easterly winds between 10 and 15 knots, with seas of 3 to 5 feet; with isolated showers and possible thunder.
The National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida, has also been tracking the system. In its regional update, the NHC called for periodic showers and thunderstorms “south of Cuba, near Jamaica and Haiti,” throughout the day.
A small craft warning for Cayman, which was issued by the National Weather Service throughout the weekend, has since been lifted.
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