Present Condition: Mostly clear skies throughout the country. Clear in San Pedro. Generally fair weather conditions prevails.
24hr Forecast: Sunny with a few cloudy spells during the daytime and partly cloudy tonight. Except for a few showers and isolated thunderstorms over the toledo district tonight, shower activity will be isolated.
Outlook: Showers and thunderstorms will be isolated on Thursday afternoon and then increase mainly along southern and coastal areas on Thursday night and Friday morning.
Today at Seiri del Mar in Hopkins Village.
Photo by Hopkins UncutFlood Report and Forecast for today August 4, 2021River Conditions
REGION 7 - Levels recorded today on the RIO HONDO at Blue Creek, San Antonio, San Roman, Santa Cruz and Douglas to the Coast are below normal and steady. On the NEW RIVER below normal and steady levels were recorded at Tower Hill and Caledonia.
REGION 9 - On the MACAL RIVER, reservoir levels at all BECOL facilities are below the spillways; and at San Ignacio, levels are below the low-level bridge and steady. Levels on the MOPAN RIVER at Benque Viejo Town is below normal and steady.
On the BELIZE RIVER, below normal and steady levels were recorded at Double Run. The CROOKED TREE LAGOON remains below the causeway and steady.
REGION 11 - Levels recorded on the SIBUN RIVER at Freetown Sibun is normal and steady. Levels on the SOUTHERN LAGOON near Gales Point Village is near normal and steady. River levels in watersheds on the EASTERN SLOPES OF THE MAYAN MOUNTAINS is below normal and steady. The SITTEE RIVER at Kendal Bridge is near normal and steady. The Swasey and Bladen branches of the MONKEY RIVER is normal and increasing. Levels on the DEEP RIVER at Medina Bank is near normal and rising. The RIO GRANDE at San Pedro Columbia is at
Bank Full Stage and continues to rise slowly; and at Big Falls South, levels are near normal and increasing slowly. The
bridge at Blue Creek South on the MOHO RIVER is
Inundated and decreasing slowly; and at Jordan levels are above normal and increasing. Levels on the TEMASH RIVER at Crique Sarco is above normal and increasing.
REGION 13 - On the SARSTOON RIVER, levels are above normal and steady.
FLOOD FORECAST
REGION 7-Levels on the RIO HONDO at Blue Creek, San Antonio, San Roman, Santa Cruz and Douglas to the Coast, no significant change in river levels is expected. On the NEW RIVER at Tower Hill and at Caledonia, no significant change in river levels is expected.
REGION 9 - On the MACAL RIVER, at all BECOL facilities, reservoir levels are expected to remain below the spillways; and at San Ignacio, levels are expected to remain below the low-level bridge. On the MOPAN RIVER at Benque Viejo Town, no significant change in river levels is expected.
On the BELIZE RIVER at Double Run, no significant change in river levels is expected; and on the CROOKED TREE LAGOON, lagoon levels are expected to remain below the causeway.
REGION 11 - On the SIBUN RIVER at Freetown Sibun, normal and steady levels is expected. On the SOUTHERN LAGOON near Gales Point Village, no significant change is expected. In the watersheds on the EASTERN SLOPES OF THE MAYAN MOUNTAINS, and the SITTEE RIVER at Kendal Bridge, levels are expected to increase becoming above normal levels through Thursday, then become steady through Friday. On the Swasey and Bladen branches of the MONKEY RIVER, above normal and increasing levels is expected. On the DEEP RIVER at Medina Bank, in levels are expected to continue to increase slowly to near Flood Stage. On the RIO GRANDE at San Pedro Columbia levels are expected to increase to near Flood Stage through Thursday then become steady through Friday; and at Big Falls South, levels are expected to increase above normal levels. On the MOHO RIVER at Blue Creek South and Jordan, levels are expected to decrease to above normal levels then become steady through Friday. On the TEMASH RIVER at Crique Sarco, levels are expected to increase to near Flood Stage.
REGION 13 - On the SARSTOON RIVER, above normal levels are expected.
THE NEXT FLOOD REPORT AND FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED ON AUGUST 6, 2021