Met Office – By Kisean Joseph
Met Office Warns Year
There is no month in Antigua and Barbuda free from weather hazards, the Meteorological Service has warned, with residents facing some form of risk in every season.
Forecaster Charissa Humphreys delivered the warning at the third National Climate Outlook Forum, presenting a seasonal chart that mapped threats across the calendar. She said the data showed that every month carries a hazard or risk of one, ranging from hurricanes and flash floods to winter swells, drought, and ultraviolet radiation.
Humphreys said the threats cluster most heavily in the summer. The hurricane season runs from June to November and peaks in September, she noted, while the wet season runs from July to November and overlaps with it. The dry season falls between January and June, with March the driest month.
She added that the excessive heat season also lands in the summer, with August the warmest month of the year. The result, she said, is that the summer months carry a concentration of hazards for the twin islands.
The seasonal hazard mapping formed part of a wider review of the 2025 wet season and the dry season so far in 2026. Humphreys reported that Antigua has been in a short-term drought since January, with conditions now moderately dry.
The forum, held under the theme From Observation to Action, brought together climate information providers and users across government, the private sector and civil society to discuss seasonal outlooks, sectoral impacts and early warning efforts.
