Belize Weather Forecast: December 20, 2022


General Situation:
Ambergris Caye: Conditions this morning by Elbert just after this post!
Belize NMS: Present Condition: A few light clouds on the mainland this morning, less so in the north. Mostly clear in San Pedro. A cold front will move into the Yucatan Channel by late Friday and reach from central Cuba to Belize by Saturday night. Fresh to locally strong winds and rough seas will follow the front. Light easterly airflow becoming somewhat moist and unstable.
Advisories: None.
24-hour forecast: Sunny with cloudy spells today along with a few showers over most areas. Cloudy at times tonight with a few showers mainly over nothern and coastal areas.
Winds: E, 5-15 kts
Sea State: Light Chop
Waves: 2-4
Sea Surface Temperature (°f): 83
Outlook: (Wed & Wed night) Partly cloudy with generally isolated showers on Wednesday; then a few showers affect the coast late Wednesday night.
Sargassum Forecast from December 13 to December 27: Little to no impacts from sargassum expected over the next two weeks. San Pedro has a low probability with a minimal impact.
Tropical Weather Outlook: he 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season has ended, warnings will resume on May 15, 2023. Click for more of the tropical weather outlook...

Marine Conditions:


View at the airport/sunset

The Caribbean Sea

A surface trough enters the NE Caribbean near 16.5N62W and continues westward to 16.5N71W. A few shallow showers are seen near the trough axis. The rest of the Caribbean Sea experiences fairly tranquil weather conditions. Fresh to locally strong NE winds are evident in the south-central Caribbean, including the Gulf of Venezuela. Seas in these waters are 5-8 ft. Moderate to occasionally fresh easterly trade winds are present in the remainder of the central and eastern Caribbean. Seas in the waters described are 4-6 ft. Gentle to moderate easterly breezes and 2-4 ft are observed in the NW Caribbean.

For the forecast, surface ridging north of the region will maintain fresh to strong NE to E tradewinds across the central and SW Caribbean Sea through at least Fri night. Moderate to locally fresh winds will prevail in the E Caribbean with gentle to moderate winds in the W Caribbean. Long-period N to NE swell will continue to move into the tropical Atlantic and through the Anegada Passage into the northeast Caribbean for the next several days. A cold front will move into the Yucatan Channel by Fri accompanied by fresh to strong winds and rough seas.


  High Low
Coastal 29° C
84° F
25° C
76° F
Inland 31° C
88° F
20° C
68° F
Hills 25° C
76° F
18° C
64° F
TIDES, SUNRISE & MOONRISE:
High: 8:09 AM Low: 12:58 PM
High: 7:12 PM Low: 2:35 AM (Wed)
Sunrise: 6:17 AM Moonset: 2:53 PM
Sunset: 5:22 PM Moonrise: 4:20 AM (Wed)


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://sanpedrowx.com/
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:
https://www.wunderground.com/weather/bz/caye-caulker-village