Today's Belize Weather Report for January 3, 2023

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#561180 01/03/23 06:12 AM

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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 Yucat�n 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.

	High	Low
Coastal	30° C 86° F	24° C 76° F
Inland	32° C 89° F	21° C 70° F
Hills	26° C 78° F	18° C 64° F

TIDES, SUNRISE & MOONRISE:
High: 9:17 AM	Low: 1:12 PM
High: 7:25 PM	Low: 2:52 AM (Wed)
Sunrise: 6:23 AM	Moonrise: 2:56 PM
Sunset: 5:30 PM	Moonset: 4:30 AM (Wed)

Four Day Weather Outlook:

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

Re: Today's Belize Weather Report for January 3, 2023 Marty #561182 01/03/23 07:18 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 13,675 San Pedro Belize elbert
elbert	On Ambergris Caye this morning the Wind is from the East-SE at 14 mph making the sea around our barrier reef rough. It's a sunny day with a clear sky and the expected high temperature is in the upper 80s. White Sands Dive Shop https://whitesandsdiveshop.com/

Re: Today's Belize Weather Report for January 3, 2023 Marty #561183 01/03/23 08:04 AM
Joined: Oct 1999 Posts: 84,398 oregon, spr Marty OP
OP Marty	Steady easterly Caribbean winds, with some cloud starting to develop, virtually no trace of the high level winds from the SW. Looks as if today will be mainly sunny, with white clouds developing, no rain expected. Last Night Temperature 23 °C 73 °F Yesterday max. Temperature 29 °C 85 °F Humidity 81% Pressure 1014 mBar hPa Yesterday Rain 1.4 mm ( 0.06 " ) Over Night Rain 0 mm ( 0 " )

Re: Today's Belize Weather Report for January 3, 2023 Marty #561184 01/03/23 12:14 PM
Joined: Oct 1999 Posts: 84,398 oregon, spr Marty OP
OP Marty	Present Condition: Clear skies throughout the country. Generally fair weather continues. 24hr Forecast: Sunny with a few cloudy spells during the daytime and clear to partly cloudy tonight. Little or no rainfall is expected. Outlook: Fair conditions with little or no rainfall is expected for Wednesday afternoon. Then, isolated showers will develop on Wednesday night with a few more over the south along with isolated thunderstorms on Thursday morning. There is an anti-cyclonic system over the Central Caribbean region that will keep stable conditions over our area with the possibility of a new cold front over the weekend. What's better than paradise? Hopkins Village.

Re: Today's Belize Weather Report for January 3, 2023 Marty #561187 01/04/23 04:52 AM
Joined: Oct 1999 Posts: 84,398 oregon, spr Marty OP
OP Marty	Sunset in Corozal.... Photo by Belize Scoop Blogger