Belize Weather Forecast: February 9, 2022

General Situation:
Ambergris Caye: Conditions this morning by Elbert just after this post!
Belize NMS: Present Condition: Mostly cloudy throughout the country, including in San Pedro. A cool northerly airflow prevailing as a cold front moves through the country.
Advisories: None.
24-hour forecast: Cloudy to overcast skies with a few showers, periods of rain and isolated thunderstorms around the country tonight, but especially over the north; then activity will move along the coast and offshore by morning, decreasing over the mainland.
Winds: NW, 10-20 kts.
Sea State: Choppy
Waves: 3-5 ft
Sea Surface Temperature (°f): 81
Outlook: Mostly cloudy and cool with the chance for light rain over southern areas Wednesday night and little or no rainfall on Thursday; while a few showers and periods of rain will linger offshore.
Sargassum Forecast from February 8 to February 16: There is a small chance that a few Sargassum mats could drift onto local beaches during the next few days. However, only minimal impacts are expected. San Pedro has a minimal probability with 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:

View at the airport/sunset

The Caribbean Sea

A cold front extends western Cuba to the Gulf of Honduras, producing some isolated showers over the Yucatan Channel and NW Caribbean Sea. A weak surface trough is found near the Cayman Islands but no significant convection is associated with this feature. The rest of the basin enjoys fairly tranquil weather conditions. An earlier scatterometer satellite pass indicate that moderate to fresh trades were in the central and eastern Caribbean and the Yucatan Channel. Seas in the region are 3-6 ft, with the highest seas occurring offshore NW Colombia. Moderate or weaker winds and seas of 1-3 ft prevail elsewhere.

For the forecast, high pressure over the central Atlantic will support moderate to fresh trade winds across the eastern and central Caribbean through mid week pulsing to strong off Colombia mainly at night. A weak front will remain nearly stationary over the NW Caribbean trough Fri while weakening. The aerial extent of the fresh to strong trades will begin to increase on Fri, covering most of the east and central Caribbean late Fri through Sun.

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