Belize Weather Forecast: October 6, 2018


General Situation:
Ambergris Caye: Conditions this morning by Elbert just before or after this post!
Belize NMS: Broad area of low pressure over the western Caribbean Sea is influencing the weather.
Advisories: *Some localized flooding is possible in flood prone and low lying areas especially over the south during the next couple of days. Small Craft Caution in effect for gusty winds and locally rough seas near showers and thunderstorms.*
24-hour forecast: Mostly cloudy today and tonight. Several outbreaks of showers and thunderstorms, along with periods of rain will affect most areas of the country.
Winds: North-Northwest | 5-15 kts, Sea State: Choppy-Rough
Sea Surface Temperature (°f): 85
General Outlook: For Sunday and Sunday night, some showers and thunderstorms will continue to affect the country.
Daily Tropical Weather Outlook: A broad area of low pressure centered near northeastern Honduras has a high chance of becoming a tropical depression late this weekend. This system will continue to produce torrential rains over Central America and the Yucatan Peninsula during the next few days. At 3:00am Tropical Storm Leslie was centered near 37.2N latitude, 56.4W longitude or about 585mls Northeast of Bermuda. Leslie was moving to the NE at 8mph with maximum sustained winds of 60mph. Elsewhere, tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 48 hours. Click for more...

Marine Conditions:

  Winds Seas Waves Details
Tonight N-NE 5-15 kts Choppy 3-5 ft SOME OUTBREAKS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
Tomorrow N-NW 5-15 kts Light Chop 2-4 ft SOME OUTBREAKS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
Tomorrow Night W-NW 5-15 kts Choppy 3-5 ft SOME SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS.
Outlook W-NW 5-15 kts Choppy 3-5 ft SOME SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MOSTLY NORTH.

The Caribbean Sea

A large cyclonic gyre is over the NW Caribbean. Scattered moderate isolated strong convection is over the northern Caribbean from 18N-22N between 60W-78W. Expect active convection to persist across the central and western Caribbean during the slow drift of the cyclonic gyre into the southern Gulf of Mexico.


  High Low
Coastal 30° C
88° F 		27° C
80° F
Inland 32° C
90° F 		23° C
74° F
Hills 27° C
80° F 		21° C
70° F
TIDES:
High: 7:36 AM Low: 2:08 PM
High: 8:31 PM Low: 2:08 AM (Sun)
Sunrise: 5:37 AM Moonset: 4:07 PM
Sunset: 5:43 PM Moonrise: 4:13 AM (Sun)




Four Day Weather Outlook:


For more information, check the Daily Tropical Weather Outlook.
CLICK here and here for detailed local weather data

Climate Prediction Center's Central America Hazards Outlook

Current Conditions and weather history for Ambergris Caye / San Pedro

Current Caye Caulker Weather Information

Belize National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO)