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Belize Weather Forecast: May 5, 2016 General Situation: Belize NMS: A weak late season cold front affecting the country supports cooler and relatively moist conditions the next 24 - 36 hours. Advisories: *Small Craft Caution �in effect for gusty winds and locally rough seas near showers and thunderstorms.* 24-hour forecast: Cloudy and cool with a few showers, periods of rain or an isolated thunderstorm mostly over the south and along some coastal areas. Cloudy skies tonight and tomorrow with a few showers and thunderstorms spreading across the country tonight, then occurring mostly along the coast and over the south tomorrow. Winds: North - northwest 10-20 knots. Marine Forecast: Today: Winds: N-NW 10-20 kts.; seas: Choppy - moderate.; waves: 3-5 ft.; a few showers, periods of rain or an isolated thunderstorm. Tomorrow: Winds: North 10-20 kts.; seas: Moderate.; waves: 4-6 ft.; a few showers or periods of light rain mostly south. Marine Outlook: Friday night:- Winds: N-NE 10-20 kts.; seas: Choppy - moderate.; waves: 3-6 ft.; a few showers or periods of light rain mostly south. Sea Surface Temp (°F): 80 General Outlook: For Friday and Friday night is for variably cloudy and cool conditions with a few showers or periods of light rain mostly over the sea and along southern coastal areas. Tropical Weather Outlook: Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 48 hours in the North Atlantic, the Caribbean Sea or Gulf of Mexico. Click for our daily Tropical Weather Report Current Conditions and weather history for Ambergris Caye / San Pedro Current Caye Caulker Weather Information Belize Hydrological & Flooding Information Belize National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) Windfinder forecast for Ambergris Caye & San Pedro   High Low Coastal 30° C 86° F 23° C 73° F Inland 31° C 88° F 20° C 68° F Hills 26° C 78° F 18° C 64° F TIDES: High - 8:34 AM Low - 3:15 PM High - 9:40 PM Low - 3:02 AM (FRI.) Sunrise - 5:24 AM Moonset - 5:19 PM Sunset - 6:15 PM Moonrise - 5:21 AM (FRI.) CLICK here and here for detailed local weather data Ambergris Caye 10 day weather forecast courtesy of The Weather Channel

On Ambergris Caye last night we had the thunder,lightning, cool wind and smell but no rain. The cisterns are still low and the plants parched. The sea is calm and this morning the wind is cool and from the North at 8 mph.

It was a wild light show last night!

From Belmopan...

What cold front? Temperature last night was almost the same as the last few nights. That was not a cold front, but certainly some form of different or conflicting air masses. What is more, the very, very fast progress of that rain front last night was much faster than any of the air movement. I think it can best be described as a bit like sailing. where the two forces are at an angle to each other, the resultant pinching effect, like squeezing a pip between the fingers, shoots out fast. I saw that line of rain starting up north of the Yucatan around 5 - 6 pm, but had not realised that it would be crossing Belize in just 2 hours, that was fast. That meant the rain line moved down at about 180 mph.

I got 30mm ( 13/4") or rain last night. The radar is not showing any rain on Belize now, just the odd shower over the sea.

All a bit of a jumble right now. The actual surface air flow over Belize is very slow, some from the west, some from the north but very light ( Light Blue arrow ) The Caribbean wind last night appeared to be going up almost towards the north. The high level from Mexico is still from the WNW But that storm line moved from the NNW very fast (Red arrow) Looks as if this morning will be calm but overcast, perhaps sun this afternoon. Does not look like more rain.

Temperatures in Belmopan:
Today is probably going to be Similar, to yesterday : Wed, max. 37°C 98°F Last night min. 26°C 78°F ( Coast usually cooler, hills even cooler )

Belmopan:
https://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=MD1029#history
Caye Caulker:
https://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=IBELIZED2#history

From Belmopan...

There have been just a very few isolated light showers lingering, mainly close to the mountains, which is why Chris had a little this morning. . . .. . Some out at sea and a few patches near PG, but otherwise generally dry all day I expect.

I am not seeing indications for rain tomorrow either. . . . We might get a brief dusting once or twice over the next two weeks, but probably not much more than that.