The Cayman Islands Government’s weather service has just launched a new website that has retained its same address at www.weather.gov.ky.

Officials say persons will find the new website more comprehensive and user friendly.

The website includes information from its weather radar in East End, as well as information from the National Hurricane Centre in Miami, the regular weather forecast and marine information. The site also shows the current radar image using information from the weather services new piece of equipment that has filled in what was previously a major weather gap for the region.

The website on Wednesday (17) morning had the following synopsis for Cayman’s weather:

“Isolated thundershowers are likely over the Cayman area during the next 24 hrs associated with an upper level low pressure system over Florida. Cayman Islands Weather Radar images show a small area of showers passing over the Sister Islands and also to the northwest of Grand Cayman in association with this system..”

Please see attachment for the graphics of the five day forecast.

The website portal is at: http://www.weather.gov.ky/portal/page?_pageid=4421,1&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL