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Belize Weather Forecast: May 18, 2017 General Situation: Belize NMS: Fair, warm and mostly dry conditions are expected to continue during the next few days. Advisories: None. 24-hour forecast: Skies will be sunny today and mostly clear tonight. Little or no rainfall is expected. Winds: East 5-10 knots. Marine Forecast: Today: Winds: East 5-10 kt; seas: Slight - light chop; waves: 1-2 ft.; little or no rainfall. Tomorrow: Winds: East 5-10 kt; seas: Light chop; waves: 2-3 ft.; little or no rainfall. Marine Outlook: Friday night:- Winds: East 5-15 kt; seas: Light chop - choppy; waves: 2-4 ft.; little or no rainfall. Sea Surface Temp (°F): 84 General Outlook: For Friday and Friday night is for continuing fair, warm and dry weather. Daily Tropical Weather Outlook: THe 2016 hurricane season ended Nov. 30. Tropical cyclone formation is not expected anytime soon. 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 31° C 88° F 27° C 81° F Inland 37° C 98° F 23° C 74° F Hills 29° C 84° F 19° C 66° F TIDES: Low: 8:44 AM High: 2:53 PM Low: 10:26 PM High: 4:31 AM (FRI.) Sunrise: 5:19 AM Moonset: 11:36 AM Sunset: 6:19 PM Moonrise: 12:33 AM (FRI.) CLICK here and here for detailed local weather data

On Ambergris Caye this morning we have a light breeze from the South East. The sea is calm and sky clear with an expected high of 89. We seem to be having a streak of very pleasant days.

From Belmopan...

Generally clear skies presently, which caused over night fog to form, which will clear shortly. The ITCZ activity continuing in the central Caribbean, this is usually caused by the Pacific wet winds. They develop along the Equator and further north during the Summer. One area is usually just to the west of Panama, they can cause cloud and winds over Belize from the SW. The other area is much further west, its cloud comes up over Mexico and curls down and comes to Belize from the NW. Presently the one that normally forms in the Pacific off Panama, formed near to us and caused rain in many parts, but has now moved into the Caribbean. This is the Pacific one :

Looks like today will be mainly sunny, white clouds developing this morning, no rain expected.

Temperatures in Belmopan :
( Coast usually cooler, hills even cooler ) Wed max. 32°C 90°F Last night min. 22°C 72°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

Just thought you might be interested in the bigger picture at midnight BZT.

You can see here, the two normal breading ground areas for the high level clouds and ITCZ activity development.

Note the flare-up in Mexico that could effect Belize in the next couple of days.

Cal needs to spray some WD-40 on the Callum's Webcam Ambergris Caye. It seems to be stuck.

yeah they are working on it, Julian was out the other day, he said it was something on the other end, the camera was ok...