Belize Weather Forecast: January 9, 2020

Posted By: Marty

Belize Weather Forecast: January 9, 2020 - 01/09/20 12:08 PM

General Situation:
Ambergris Caye: Conditions this morning by Elbert just before or after this post!
Belize NMS: Present Condition: Cloudy. Relatively moist and unstable conditions prevail over the area. Advisories: *Small Craft Caution is in effect for occasioanlly rough seas.*
24-hour forecast: Mostly cloudy with a few showers and periods of rain along with isolated thunderstorms tonight.
Winds: East-Northeast | 10-20 kts | Gusty
Sea State: Moderate-Rough
Sea Surface Temperature (°f): 81
Outlook: For Friday is for a few showers and isolated thunderstorms to continue across the country, decreasing on Friday night.
Tropical Weather Outlook: Tropical cyclone formation is not expected in the North Atlantic, the Caribbean Sea or the Gulf of Mexico within the next 48 hours. Click for more...

Marine Conditions:

	Winds	Seas	Waves	Details
Today	E-NE 10-20 kts	Moderate-Rough	4-7 ft	A FEW SHOWERS AND PERIODS OF RAIN.
Tonight	E 10-20 kts	Moderate-Rough	4-7 ft	A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
Tomorrow	E-SE 10-20 kts	Moderate-Rough	4-7 ft	A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS, DECREASING.
Outlook	E-SE 10-20 kts	Moderate	4-7 ft	A FEW SHOWERS.

The Caribbean Sea

A Gale Warning is currently in effect. A surface trough is over the west Caribbean from 20N81W to 12N81W. Scattered showers are noted along this trough. Scatterometer data depicts fresh to strong northerly winds across the western Caribbean mainly west of 75W, while moderate to fresh trades prevail elsewhere. A large mid-to-upper level high centered over Puerto Rico and Hispaniola covers most of the basin, leading to subsidence.

Strong high pressure will build north of the area through Fri, then remain over the western and central Atlantic through Mon night. Strong trade winds and building seas will prevail across the entire region through Mon night, with gale force winds expected near the coast of Colombia during this time.

	High	Low
Coastal	27° C 80° F	26° C 78° F
Inland	29° C 84° F	21° C 70° F
Hills	23° C 74° F	18° C 64° F

TIDES:
High: 9:47 AM	Low: 2:34 PM
High: 8:45 PM	Low: 4:13 AM (Fri)
Sunrise: 6:25 AM	Moonrise: 4:41 PM
Sunset: 5:34 PM	Moonset: 6:14 AM (Fri)

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://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:
http://cayecaulkerweather.com/weatherdata/caye-caulker-belize-live-weather-data.htm

Posted By: Marty

Re: Belize Weather Forecast: January 9, 2020 - 01/09/20 02:30 PM

The easterly Caribbean winds have been re-establishing them selves, pushing the cool air away, resulting in very many patches of light, overnight rain, more in the north, but patches anywhere. This is likely to continue well into the morning, easing when the temperatures gut up a bit. There is a bubble of warm air coming up from Panama, causing heavy clouds over eastern Honduras, which could bring more rain late this afternoon or evening.

Looks as if there will be heavy clouds over all the country much of the morning with continual patches of light rain, some clearing in the north first.

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Temperatures in Belmopan : ( Coast usually cooler, hills even cooler )
Last night min. 21°C 69°F Yesterday max. 25°C 76°F Yesterday Rain 5 mm ( 0.2" )

Posted By: Marty

Re: Belize Weather Forecast: January 9, 2020 - 01/09/20 04:43 PM

Easterly Caribbean clouds dominating, but sunshine is starting to break through in northern areas as the rain patches ease up, but still some rain in central and southern areas. The cloud and rain over eastern Honduras, not getting any nearer.

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Posted By: Marty

Re: Belize Weather Forecast: January 9, 2020 - 01/09/20 06:16 PM

Present Condition: Partly cloudy, clearing in the north
24hr Forecast: Sunny with cloudy periods during the daytime and mostly cloudy tonight. A few showers, periods of rain and isolated thunderstorms will occur over most areas of the country, especially this evening and tonight.

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Posted By: Marty

Re: Belize Weather Forecast: January 9, 2020 - 01/09/20 11:43 PM

There has been a line of heavier cloud developing across Belize during the day, which was causing some rain outbreaks.
But, now that temperatures are dropping, the rain is increasing.

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