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Posted By: Marty Belize Weather Forecast: May 7, 2020 - 05/07/20 12:10 PM

Belize Weather Forecast: May 7, 2020


General Situation:
Ambergris Caye: Conditions this morning by Elbert just before or after this post!
Belize NMS: Present Condition: Mostly cloudy this morning. Moist and unstable conditions prevail over the country and will support an increase in shower activity over the area.
Advisories: None.
24-hour forecast: Mostly cloudy skies with some showers occuring over most places. Thunderstorms will affect mostly northern and central areas today, then become isolated and occur mainly over the south tonight.
Winds: East-Northeast | 5-15 kts
Sea State: Light Chop
Sea Surface Temperature (°f): 85
Outlook: Generally cloudy with a few showers and thunderstorms mainly over northern and central areas Friday. Then activity will become isolated and occur mainly over the south 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 5-15 kts Light Chop 2-4 ft SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS (MOSTLY NORTH AND CENTRAL).
Tonight E-NE 5-15 kts Light Chop 2-4 ft A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS (MAINLY SOUTH AND COAST).
Tomorrow E 5-15 kts Light Chop 2-4 ft A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS (MOSTLY NORTH AND CENTRAL).
Outlook E 10-20 kts Choppy 3-5 ft ISOLATED SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS (MOSTLY SOUTH).

The Caribbean Sea

An upper level ridge extends from the northern sections of Colombia, into the SW corner of the Caribbean Sea, to the northern half of Costa Rica. Upper level SW wind flow moves from the eastern Pacific Ocean, across Central America from Nicaragua northward, into the NW corner of the Caribbean Sea and toward Hispaniola. Scattered to broken clouds are moving across the open waters of the Caribbean Sea, with the upper level wind flow.

High pressure in the central Atlantic Ocean will maintain fresh to strong trade winds in the south central Caribbean Sea, and moderate to fresh winds in most of the remainder of the basin, through Sunday. Smoke, from agricultural fires in northern Central America, may cause haze and reduced visibilities in the Gulf of Honduras and near the Yucatan Peninsula.


  High Low
Coastal 29° C
84° F
27° C
80° F
Inland 32° C
90° F
22° C
72° F
Hills 27° C
80° F
20° C
68° F
TIDES:
High: 9:26 AM Low: 4:34 PM
High: 10:50 PM Low: 4:07 AM (Fri)
Sunrise: 5:23 AM Moonrise: 6:47 PM
Sunset: 6:15 PM Moonset: 6:27 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: elbert Re: Belize Weather Forecast: May 7, 2020 - 05/07/20 12:20 PM
On Ambergris Caye this morning the island is feeling a relief from a much needed rain that fell last night. The sky is cloudy and more free water from the sky is expected. The sea around our barrier reef is calm. We have a predicted high temperature for the day set at 84 f.

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Posted By: Marty Re: Belize Weather Forecast: May 7, 2020 - 05/07/20 02:26 PM
beautiful photo....

There is a lot of turmoil over central Mexico for the last few days and now over the Yucatan, and there has been another area of high level clouds clashing with easterly Caribbean winds, causing rain mainly off shore near PG. This morning there appears to be some minor clashing just of shore central Belize. But no indication or trace of what caused heavy rain around midnight and again around 5am this morning over Belmopan, where I measured 25mm ( 1" ) of rain. . I don't know how widespread that over night rain was, no indications on any satellite picture.

With so much disturbed air, hard to see what today might bring, high level cloud, sunshine, possibly more rain.

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Temperatures in Belmopan : ( Coast usually cooler, hills even cooler )
Last night min. 23°C 73°F Yesterday max. 33°C 91°F Yesterday Rain 0.0 mm ( 0" ) Over night Rain 25.0 mm ( 1" )
Posted By: Marty Re: Belize Weather Forecast: May 7, 2020 - 05/07/20 05:16 PM
Present Condition: Partly cloudy
24hr Forecast: Mostly cloudy skies with some showers occuring over most places. Thunderstorms will affect mostly northern and central areas today, then become isolated and occur mainly over the south tonight.

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Posted By: Marty Re: Belize Weather Forecast: May 7, 2020 - 05/07/20 05:19 PM
Dog walk just up the beach by Tuto Belize. Sargasso slowing...water super clear... Photos by San Pedro Scoop

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Posted By: Marty Re: Belize Weather Forecast: May 7, 2020 - 05/07/20 07:48 PM
The clashing and swellups out over the Caribbean off the Yucatan, have been moving in towards and now over much of Belize, so I am expecting significant rain is a number of places right now or soon. Rain on Ambergris Caye 7 miles north. Power on and off, on and then really off.

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Yuum Chaak has been blessing us all day in Northern Belize . Chaak blessing will bring the fields to life. N�ib �olal Yuum Chaak

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Posted By: Marty Re: Belize Weather Forecast: May 7, 2020 - 05/08/20 10:14 AM
Rain started in Benque around 4.30, Fair amount of water for an hour, was still drizzling at 8 pm.

Technically the rainy season has not started, for that, we need -
The definition of the rainy season is :
" Over 31mm ( 1�") Rain in a Week, and 6 of the 9 days are rain days, > 1mm. "

So we need to wait for 9 days to know.

There has been a lot of activity all over central and southern Mexico, and Guatamala and Honduras, so it is no surprise that Belize has now been caught up in that. . But it could all go dry again, for the rest of May.
But none of that is an indication of a wet season or a dry season or an over active hurricane season.
Although there are some out there that would like you to believe that. . . I think the hurricane people have been saying an over active hurricane season now for the last 10 or more years, and yet we have not even been seeing even average numbers for some years.. It is all very random.
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