Belize Weather Forecast: December 22, 2021

General Situation:
Ambergris Caye: Conditions this morning by Elbert just before or after this post!
Belize NMS: Present Condition: Light clouds on the mainland, except along the shoreline. Clear skies in San Pedro and the atolls. Fair and cool conditions prevail.
Advisories: None.
24-hour forecast: Variably cloudy and cool with little or no rainfall.
Winds: N-NW, 10-20 kts
Sea State: Moderate
Waves: 4-6 ft
Sea Surface Temperature (°f): 82
Outlook: For Thursday and Thursday night is for similar weather conditions.
Sargassum Forecast from December 21 to December 29: Satellite pictures suggest that sargassum has increased slightly over the northwest Caribbean Sea during the past week but steering currents are expected to keep most of these mats offshore during the next few days. San Pedro has a medium probability and a minimal impact.
Tropical Weather Outlook: The 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season has ended, warnings will resume on May 15, 2022. Click for more of the tropical weather outlook...

Marine Conditions:

Phoenix Resort in San Pedro | Click here for view at the airport/sunset

The Caribbean Sea

A cold front stretches from central Cuba to eastern Honduras. Scattered moderate convection is occurring within 90 nm on both sides of the front. Moderate to fresh NW to N winds are occurring behind the front, with the highest winds in the Gulf of Honduras.

Convection along the eastern extension of the Eastern Pacific monsoon trough has diminished overnight, but scattered moderate convection has developed offshore Nicaragua, as deep tropical moisture lifts northward toward the aforementioned cold front. Elsewhere across the basin, dry conditions prevail. Moderate trades dominate the central and eastern Caribbean, with light to gentle winds ahead of the cold front in the western basin. Seas are 3 to 6 ft in the eastern and central Caribbean, 2 to 4 in the western areas, except behind the cold front, where seas are 5 to 7 ft.

The cold front will move east, then stall by late Thu from the Windward Passage to offshore Nicaragua, and finally dissipate by the weekend. Fresh N winds are expected behind the front into tonight. Elsewhere, mainly moderate trades prevail in the eastern and central Caribbean, with lighter winds to the west.

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