Belize Weather Forecast: March 18, 2021

General Situation:
Ambergris Caye: Conditions this morning by Elbert just before or after this post!
Belize NMS: Present Condition: Mostly clear skies throughout the country, partly cloudy in San Pedro this morning, clearing early. Fair and warm weather prevailing.
Advisories: *A small craft caution is in effect for occasionally gusty winds and locally rough seas.*
24-hour forecast: Mostly sunny skies today. Tonight skies will partly cloudy to cloudy. Little to no rrfall is expected during the morning. This afternoon and evening isolated showers and thunderstorms will develop mainly over inland areas at first, later tonight and tomorrow expect an increase in showers, thunderstorms and periods of rain over most areas.
Winds: E-SE, 10-20 kts
Sea State: Moderate - Rough
Waves: 5-7 ft.
Sea Surface Temperature (°f): 81
Outlook: Friday morning thru to Friday night is for cloudy skies with a few showers, thunderstorms and periods of rain developing over most areas.
Sargassum Forecast from March 16 to March 24: The area remains free from significant amounts of Sargassum and no major change is expected during the next few days. San Pedro has a low probability and a minimal impact.
Tropical Weather Outlook: There are no organized tropical features across the Atlantic basin at this time. Updates will resume at the beginning of the 2021 hurricane season (June 1). Click for more...

Marine Conditions:

Live Beach Cam at Blue Water Grill

The Caribbean Sea

An Atlantic Ocean cold front passes through the Lesser Antilles 16N62W and extends eastward into the NE Caribbean Sea to south of the Mona Passage near 17N69W. Scattered showers are occurring along the frontal boundary and within 45 nm south of the front.

Earlier scatterometer data indicated a surface trough in the southwestern part of the Caribbean Sea. The trough extends from the southeast coast of Nicaragua to the northern coast of Panama. This trough is enhancing shower activity in southern Central America, including Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama, during the past 12 to 24 hours.

The cold front across the NE Caribbean will drift southward and weaken today. Large northerly swell will subside across Tropical N Atlantic waters and Caribbean Passages through Friday. Fresh to strong trade winds will prevail in the central Caribbean through Fri morning, with near gale-force winds expected near the coast of Colombia tonight. A cold front in the Gulf of Mexico will reach the Yucatan Channel Friday night, then meander across the NW Caribbean through Sunday.

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