Belize Weather Forecast: January 31, 2017 General Situation: Belize NMS: High pressure influence will maintain a cool northeasterly airflow the next 24 to 36 hours. A relatively moist northeasterly airflow will prevail into the week-end. Advisories: None. 24-hour forecast: Variably cloudy and cool with little or no rainfall today, then a few periods of light rain mostly over the sea and along some coastal areas later this evening and tonight. Winds: North - northeast 10-20 knots. Marine Forecast: Today: Winds: N-NE 10-20 kts.; seas: Moderate.; waves: 4-6 ft.; little or no rainfall. Tomorrow: Winds: NE-E 5-15 kts.; seas: Choppy.; waves: 3-5 ft.; a few showers or periods of light rain. Marine Outlook: Wednesday night:- Winds: East 5-15 kts.; seas: Choppy.; waves: 3-5 ft.; a few showers or periods of light rain mostly north. Sea Surface Temp (°F): 82 General Outlook: For Wed. and Wed. night is for some cloudy spells with a few showers or periods of light rain mostly over northern and coastal areas. Tropical Weather Outlook: THe 2016 hurricane season ended Nov. 30. Tropical cyclone formation is not expected anytime soon. Click for our daily Tropical Weather Report 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) Windfinder forecast for Ambergris Caye & San Pedro   High Low Coastal 26° C 78° F 21° C 70° F Inland 28° C 82° F 18° C 64° F Hills 21° C 70° F 14° C 56° F TIDES: Low: 6:24 AM High: 12:35 PM Low: 6:22 PM High: 12:38 AM (WED.) Sunrise: 6:25 AM Moonrise: 9:03 AM Sunset: 5:47 PM Moonset: 9:20 PM CLICK here and here for detailed local weather data

On Ambergris Caye this morning the cool North wind is still with us and currents on and around the Barrier Reef are due respect. The expected high is 78 and at 7:am it's 67.

WOW! gorgeous photo Elbert!!!!

Thanks, the day has turned out sunny.

From Belmopan...

There are two cloud movements over Belize. The lower one is coming back from the SSE there is also air coming down from the north, it is not obvious which is the lower one, but it looks as if it is the cloud coming up from the SSE. Only a very few small rain patches out at sea.

Today looks as it it will be largely cloudy, perhaps the odd sunshine, probably no rain or if any, only small.

Temperatures in Belmopan:
( Coast usually cooler, hills even cooler ) Mon max. 26°C 78°F Last night min. 19°C 66°F

Ambergris Caye:
https://www.wunderground.com/q/locid:BHXX0104;loctype:1
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...

Watching from the front yard as the eastern Caribbean wind wins the battle with the cool air bringing up the rear. Sharp demarcation.

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Monthly Weather Summary, January 2017

National Meteorological Service of Belize

January 2017 started out with beautiful weather. For the first three days, a dry south-easterly flow prevaile, which supported little or no rainfall. On the fourth day, only isolated showers were observed, followed by the fifth and sixth, experiencing fair conditions.

On the seventh, the country experienced pre-frontal activity. Showers and thundershowers were observed, followed by the passage of a cold front.  The eight day met dry and gusty conditions. Wind speeds ranged between fifteen and thirty knots.  On the ninth, wind speeds abated, but dry conditions continued. However, a few showers were observed around the country during the night.

From the tenth through to the seventeenth, a series of high pressure ridges traversed the Gulf of Mexico and the Northwest Caribbean Sea.  These supported and maintained a relatively moist north-easterly flow across Belize. The country experienced light showers each and every day during this period.

Conditions changed with the onset of a dry east to south-easterly flow from the eighteenth to the twenty-first. Once again, fair conditions prevailed with little or no rainfall.

On the twenty-second night, another cold front crossed the country. This time, pre-frontal activity was minimal. Only the Corozal District experienced light isolated showers.

From the twenty-third to the twenty-seventh, fair, cool and dry conditions prevailed. The twenty-eight was met with isolated showers , followed by a few showers on the twenty-ninth, with the passage of a third cold front. The thirtieth was dry and windy, while the last day was cool and dry.

In conclusion, observation showed three cold fronts crossed Belize during January, 2017. Only the first was accompanied by a few thundershowers. Rainfall data collected indicated that rainfall for this month  was below normal. 

Station	Total January 2017	Normal
Libertad	47.3	59.4
Towerhill	35.4	72.4
Airport	71.7	98.3
Belmopan	82.8	125
Central Farm	87.7	115.6
Spanish Lookout	54.6	93.4
Melinda	120.4	157.9
Pomona	70.9	162.7
Savannah	119.7	135.7