Belize Weather Forecast: February 26, 2020


General Situation:
Ambergris Caye: Conditions this morning by Elbert just before or after this post!
Belize NMS: Present Condition: Clear skies. Fair and warm weather will prevail today, before an increase in moisture and rainfall with an approaching cold front tonight.
Advisories: *None for today. A small craft warning is likely to go into effect this evening, for strong winds and rough seas tonight and tomorrow. With a small craft warning, operators of small crafts are advised to stay in safe harbor.*
24-hour forecast: Sunny today, becoming cloudy tonight. Warm weather with little or no rainfall is expected to persist today, then a few showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected over northern and inland areas at first this evening, spreading over southern and offshore areas tonight.
Winds: East-Southeast | 5-15 kts BECOMING North-Northwest | 15-25 kts | Gusty
Sea State: Moderate
Sea Surface Temperature (°f): 81
Outlook: For Thursday and Thursday night is for cloudy skies along with a few showers, periods of rain and the chance of isolated thunderstorms mostly over the mainland during the day and then over southern offshore areas in the night.
Tropical Weather Outlook: Tropical cyclone formation is not expected in the North Atlantic, the Caribbean Sea or the Gulf of Mexico within the next 48 hours. Click for more...

Marine Conditions:

  Winds Seas Waves Details
Today E-SE 5-15 kts Moderate 4-6 ft WARM WITH LITTLE OR NO RAINFALL.
Tonight N-NW 15-25 kts Moderate-Rough 4-7 ft WINDS WILL BE LIGHT FROM E-NE AT FIRST BEFORE THE APPROACH OF THE COLD FRONT. LATE: A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
Tomorrow N-NW 15-25 kts Rough 6-8 ft A FEW SHOWERS, PERIODS OF RAIN AND CHANCE OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS, MOSTLY IN THE MORNING.
Outlook N 10-20 kts Rough 6-8 ft THURSDAY NIGHT:- A FEW SHOWERS OR PERIODS OF RAIN MOSTLY OVER THE SOUTH.

The Caribbean Sea

An upper level ridge is in Central America. It is pushing upper level westerly wind across the Caribbean Sea.

Precipitation: Broken to overcast multilayered clouds and possible rainshowers are in the Caribbean Sea to the north of the line that runs from 16N83W to 14N74W to 10N63W.

24-hour rainfall totals that are listed for the period that ended at 26/0000 UTC, according to the PAN AMERICAN TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION TABLES, MIATPTPAN/SXCA01 KNHC, are: 0.09 in Guadeloupe.

High pressure north and east of the Caribbean in combination with low pressure over S America will maintain strong northeast to east winds pulsing each night through the weekend off the Colombian coast. A cold front will move into the NW Caribbean Wed evening, then push southeastward to a position from eastern Cuba to eastern Honduras by Thu evening. The front will become stationary from Hispaniola to Costa Rica by Sun morning. Fresh to strong N winds can be expected in the wake of this wake of this front.


  High Low
Coastal 32° C
90° F
22° C
72° F
Inland 36° C
96° F
20° C
68° F
Hills 31° C
88° F
17° C
62° F
TIDES:
Low: 6:03 AM High: 11:44 AM
Low: 6:06 PM High: 12:00 AM (Thu)
Sunrise: 6:13 AM Moonrise: 8:13 AM
Sunset: 5:58 PM Moonset: 8:34 PM




Four Day Weather Outlook:


For more information, check the Daily Tropical Weather Outlook.

Climate Prediction Center's Central America Hazards Outlook

Belize National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO)

Ambergris Caye:
https://www.wunderground.com/weather/bz/san-pedro

Philip S W Goldson International Airport:
https://www.wunderground.com/weather/bz/belize/MZBZ?cm_ven=localwx_today

Belmopan:
https://www.wunderground.com/weather/bz/belmopan/17.26%2C-88.78

Caye Caulker:
http://cayecaulkerweather.com/weatherdata/caye-caulker-belize-live-weather-data.htm