Belize Weather Forecast: January 3, 2023

General Situation:
Ambergris Caye: Conditions this morning by Elbert just after this post!
Belize NMS: Present Condition: Mostly clear this morning throughout the country, a few light clouds in the Chiquibul area. Clear skies in San Pedro. EAst to southeasterly airflow supports fair conditions. Cold front No. 21 (Litza) will approach the Yucatán Peninsula between this Thursday and Friday. Starting Thursday, weather associated with a cold front will bring scattered showers and storms across the area.
Advisories: None.
24-hour forecast: Mostly sunny skies today. Tonight skies will partly cloudy to clear. Little to no rainfall is expected.
Winds: E-SE, 10-15 kts
Sea State: Choppy
Waves: 3-5 ft
Sea Surface Temperature (°f): 82
Outlook: For Wednesday is for fair weather to prevail with little to no rainfall, then on Wednesday night showers will be isolated.
Sargassum Forecast from December 27 to January 3: Latest Satellite imagery continue to show limited to no sargassum over our area therefore the chances of Sargassum landing on local beaches will remain low during the next few days. San Pedro has a low probability with a minimal impact.
Tropical Weather Outlook: he 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season has ended, warnings will resume on May 15, 2023. Click for more of the tropical weather outlook...

Marine Conditions:

The Caribbean Sea

Moderate to fresh trade winds prevail across most of the Caribbean Sea, except for locally strong winds along the Windward Passage, south of Hispaniola and offshore Colombia. Seas are in the 5-8 ft range over the central Caribbean, and 4-6 ft elsewhere.

For the forecast, a surface ridge building north of the area will force moderate to fresh trades across the Caribbean and the tropical N Atlantic through the forecast period. Locally strong trades are expected within 90 NM of the Colombian coast, within the Windward Passage, and south of Hispaniola through the weekend. A weak cold front is forecast to reach the NW Caribbean on Fri with moderate to fresh NE winds and building seas Fri night and Sat.

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