Outlooks/ MonitorsCaribbean 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 OutlookRainfall 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 PredictionsNumerical 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 SummaryPart A Part B Summaries are added periodically as prepared by the staff of the Regional Climate Centre (in Demonstration Phase). Corporate AddressCaribbean Institute for Meteorology and HydrologyP.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 StatementTo 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.
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTERESTOctober 28th 2026
Request for Expression of Interest - Marine Forecaster Consultancy The Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology CIMH has received financing from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) in an amount equivalent to one million, five hundred and forty-two thousand, and one hundred United States Dollars (USD1,542,100) towards the cost of “Strengthening Institutional Capacity for A Resilient Caribbean Coastal and Marine Environment (RCCAME) Project " and intends to apply a portion of the proceeds of this financing to eligible payments under a contract for which this invitation is issued.CIMH, the Executing Agency, now wishes to procure the services of a Marine Forecaster. The objective of the consultancy is to enhance marine products produced by the CIMH and strengthen the delivery of marine related training and research across the region and in particular the member states of the CIMH and borrowing member countries of the Caribbean Development Bank. The contract will be for a total of 42.5 man-days over a duration not exceeding six (6) months. The CIMH now invites eligible individual consultants to submit Expressions of Interest indicating qualifications and experience required to provide these consultancy services. In the assessment of submissions, consideration will be given to qualifications and experience on similar assignments. All information must be submitted in English. Further information may be obtained from the first address below between 9:00 am and 4:00 pm Monday to Friday. An electronic copy of the Expressions of Interest must be submitted to the following two addresses no later than 4:30 pm Barbados Time on November 13, 2026. The subject line should read “Expression of Interest – Marine Forecaster”
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Deadline: November 13th, 2026 at 3:30 pm UTC-04:30 Barbados Time NoticeAugust 27th 2025
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: AnnouncementJanuary 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 ResourcesCaribbean 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 LABORATORYA 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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