Island weather
the forecast ledger of the Commonwealth · observed at Roseau · updated 18:00 AST, 28 Aug · refreshed every 15 minutes
26.7°
Light drizzle
feels like 30.5° · cloud cover 48%
- Wind
- ENE 21 km/h
- Gusts
- 59 km/h
- Humidity
- 91 %
- Pressure
- 1013 hPa
- Rain since midnight
- 5.4 mm
- UV peak today
- 8.8 very high
- Saharan dust
- clear 1 µg/m³
- Sea, caribbean side
- 28.9° water
Atlantic
basin
Potential Tropical Cyclone Dolly
winds 65 km/h · centre 1,550 km east of the island · moving west at 46 km/h
National Hurricane Center advisory of 11:00 AST — read the full advisory
Official warnings for Dominica come from the Dominica Meteorological Service; the front page ledger carries them the moment they are issued.
The next 24 hours
hour by hour, Roseau · shaded cells are night
18:00
27°
sets 18:20
19:00
27°
20:00
27°
21:00
26°
22:00
26°
23:00
26°
00:00
26°
01:00
26°
02:00
26°
03:00
26°
04:00
26°
05:00
26°
rises 05:52
06:00
26°
07:00
27°
08:00
28°
09:00
29°
10:00
30°
11:00
30°
12:00
31°
13:00
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14:00
30°
15:00
28°
16:00
26°
17:00
27°
18:00
27°
sets 18:19
19:00
26°
The week ahead
seven days on one scale — every bar shares the same axis
The sea & the sky
both coasts, live swell · sun and ultraviolet over Roseau
Caribbean coast
leeward · off Roseau
- Waves
- 1.2 m
- Period
- 5.6 s
- From
- ESE 105°
- Water
- 28.9°C
Atlantic coast
windward · off Marigot
- Waves
- 1.9 m
- Period
- 6.7 s
- From
- E 86°
- Water
- 29.1°C
The sky over Roseau
12 h 28 min of daylight
shade and cover between 10:00 and 15:00
Around the island
one island, several climates
Roseau
capital, west coast
Portsmouth
second town, north
Marigot
airport, east coast
Laudat
heights, 734 m
La Plaine
southeast, Atlantic side
Scotts Head
southern tip
The heights run 5° cooler than the coast — Laudat sits at 734 m. One forecast never fits the whole island: pack for the valley you are heading to.
Forecast & marine data: Open-Meteo (CC-BY 4.0). Tropical cyclones: NOAA National Hurricane Center. Official advisories for Dominica: Dominica Meteorological Service. Temperatures in °C, wind in km/h, rain in mm. All times are Atlantic Standard Time (AST).