The Meteorological Service of Jamaica has indicated that the unstable weather being experienced across the country is due to a trough.

The agency says it is expected to linger through to the middle of next week and is forecast to produce cloudy conditions with periods of showers and thunderstorms, which may be heavy at times, over sections of most parishes, especially eastern and south-central parishes, from early Saturday through Tuesday.

Additionally, strong winds associated with a low-level jet stream are forecast, especially across southern parishes, beginning Sunday.