Meaning
The dry season — the stretch of the year with little rain, when the land bakes, rivers and catchments run low, crops need watering, and dust rises on the roads. 'Dry weather' is a season of hardship for farmers, and the opposite of the wet 'rainy season'. 'Dry weather a come' warns of the coming drought.
Examples
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Di river low inna di dry weather.
The river is low in the dry season.
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Dry weather hard pon di farmer dem.
The dry season is hard on the farmers.
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Wi save water fi di dry weather.
We save water for the dry season.
Origin
From 'dry' + 'weather'; the dry season. See [[drought]], [[catchment]].
How it’s used
The dry season, opposite of the rainy season; hard on farmers. See [[catchment]], [[crop-time]].