Caribbean - Central America Weather

[Gustywind]

[tropicana]

Regional Highs and Rainfall (rain is 8pmET Sat-8pmET Sun) for
Sun Apr 24 2011

HEAVY SHOWERS FALL IN PORTIONS OF WINDWARD ISLANDS, CURACAO ALSO
DROUGHT PERSISTS IN WESTERN CARIBBEAN

Piarco Airport, Trinidad 32.1C 90F 4.5mm
Crown Point, Tobago 31.2C 88F
Point Salines, Grenada 30.6C 87F 0.5mm

Grantley Adams, Barbados 30.2C 86F 13.4mm (squally showers overnight)
Rockley, S. Barbados 30.8C 87F 6.3mm
Arnos Vale, St Vincent 30.3C 86F 35.8mm
Hewannora Airport, St Lucia 30.5C 87F 13.4mm
Vigie, St Lucia 29.6C 85F 10.9mm
Melville Hall, Dominica 30.5C 87F 55.8mm

LeLamentin, Martinique 30.2C 86F 32.5mm
LeRaizet, Guadeloupe 30.1C 86F 1.2mm
VC Bird, Antigua 29.6C 85F
Golden Rock, St Kitts 30.2C 86F
San Juan, PR 30.0C 86F

Owen Roberts, Grand Cayman 29.5C 85F
Kingston, Jamaica 30.9C 87F
Montego Bay, Jamaica 32.0C 90F
Havana, Cuba 32.0C 90F
Miami, FL 30.0C 86F 4.0mm
Hamilton, Bermuda 23.1C 74F

Hato Airport, Curacao 28.8C 84F 7.0mm (thunderstorm)
QUeen Beatrix, Aruba 30.9C 87F 1.0mm
Flamingo Airport, Bonaire 31.8C 89F

-justin-

[Macrocane]

Today (April 24) the northern part of Central America (Belize, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador) experienced cooler than average highs and in the southern part (Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama) they were near normal. All the countries of the region registered near normal lows for this time of the year.

Minimum Temperatures
Belize city, Belize 26°C (79°F)
Mountain Pine Ridge, Belize 20.1°C (68.2°F)
Guatemala city, Guatemala 16°C (61°F)
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala 10.7°C (51.3°F)
Zacapa, Guatemala 23°C (73°F)
San Salvador, El Salvador 19.2°C (66.6°F)
Las Pilas, El Salvador 12.4°C (54.3°F)
San Miguel, El Salvador 23.2°C (73.8°F).
Tegucigalpa, Honduras 19°C (66°F)
La Esperanza, Honduras 15°C (59°F)
Choluteca, Honduras 24°C (75°F)
Managua, Nicaragua 22°C (72°F)
Esteli, Nicaragua 15.4°C (59.7°F)
San Jose, Costa Rica 17.2°C (63.0°F)
Irazu volcano, Costa Rica 5.8°C (42.4°F)
Panama city, Panama 20.8°C (69.4°F)
Boquete, Panama 14.9°C (58.8°F)

Maximum Temperatures
Belize city, Belize 30°C (86°F)
Mountain Pine Ridge 29.7°C (85.5°F)
Guatemala city, Guatemala 25°C (77°F)
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala 19.2°C (66.6°F) Coolest since March 16.
Zacapa, Guatemala 37°C (99°F)
San Salvador, El Salvador 29.1°C (84.4°F)
Las Pilas, El Salvador 18.9°C (66.0°F)
San Miguel, El Salvador 34.6°C (94.3°F)
Tegucigalpa, Honduras 30°C (86°F)
La Esperanza, Honduras 22°C (72°F)
Choluteca, Honduras 34°C (93°F)
Managua, Nicaragua 35°C (95°F)
Esteli, Nicaragua 27.5°C (81.5°F)
San Jose, Costa Rica 28.8°C (83.8°F)
Irazu volcano, Costa Rica 18.7°C (65.7°F)
Panama city, Panama 35.1°C (95.2°F) Warmest since March 27.
Boquete, Panama 23.6°C (74.5°F)

[Gustywind]

Good morning to all. Happy easter for all the Carib family

000
FXCA62 TJSJ 250918
AFDSJU

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
518 AM AST MON APR 25 2011

.SYNOPSIS...UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA
TODAY AND TONIGHT...BEFORE FLATTENING A BIT TUESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY...AS A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES PASS MAINLY NORTH OF THE
LOCAL ISLANDS...BUT WITH THE UPPER LEVEL WESTERLIES CONTINUING
OVER THE FA. AT THE SAME TIME...SOME WEAK MID LEVEL TROUGHING WILL
LINGER NEAR OR JUST NORTH OF THE FORECAST AREA.

&&

.DISCUSSION...SOMEWHAT LIMITED...ALBEIT INCREASING...AVAILABLE
MOISTURE FOR TODAY...BUT STILL EXPECT THIS MOISTURE TO INTERACT
WITH LOCAL EFFECTS TO PRODUCE SOME CLOUDINESS...SHOWERS AND A
COUPLE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS. THEN FOR
TUESDAY THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY...EXPECT MUCH BETTER MOISTURE
ACROSS THE FA AND THIS SHOULD COMBINE WITH AFOREMENTIONED MID
LEVEL TROUGHING...UPPER LEVEL VENTILATION AND LOCAL EFFECTS...TO
RESULT IN AN OVERALL INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF DIURNALLY AND
NOCTURNALLY INDUCED CLOUDINESS...SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE LOCAL ISLANDS. STILL DO NOT FORESEE A
REAL SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL OR FLOOD EVENT AT THIS TIME...BUT SHOULD
BE SOME LOCALIZED BENEFICIAL RAINFALL FOR A FEW LOCATIONS EACH
DAY.

&&

.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DOMINATE ACROSS ALL
TAF SITES THROUGH THE PERIOD...HOWEVER...EXPECT BRIEF PERIODS OF
MVFR...MAINLY OVER THE WESTERN INTERIOR SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO
THIS AFTERNOON...IN SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH AN ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORM OR TWO. WINDS CONTINUE TO BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE...
EVENTUALLY INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KTS BY LATE MORNING WITH SOME
ISOLATED GUSTS TO NEAR 20 KTS.

&&

.MARINE...EXPECT WINDS OF 19 KNOTS OR LESS AND SEAS OF 8 FEET OR
LESS ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY. SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP ACROSS THE LOCAL ATLANTIC OFF SHORE WATERS TUESDAY AND
EXPAND TO OTHER WATERS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. SMALL BOAT
OPERATORS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION ACROSS THE LOCAL ATLANTIC OFF
SHORE WATERS TODAY.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SJU 87 75 86 75 / 20 30 30 40
STT 86 76 86 77 / 20 30 30 30

&&

.SJU WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PR...NONE.
VI...NONE.
&&

$$

15/06

[tropicana]

Happy Day after Easter

Regional Highs and Rainfall (rain is 8pmET Sun-8pmET Mon) for
Mon Apr 25 2011

Piarco Airport, Trinidad 33.7C 93F
Crown Point, Tobago 32.5C 91F
Point Salines, Grenada 31.6C 89F 0.1mm

Grantley Adams, Barbados 30.0C 86F 1.3mm
Arnos Vale, St Vincent 30.8C 88F
Hewannora Airport, St Lucia 30.2C 86F
Melville Hall Airport, Dominica 30.3C 86F
Canefield Airport, Dominica 32.3C 90F trace

LeLamentin Martinique 30.6C 87F
LeRaizet, Guadeloupe 30.4C 87F

Golden Rock, St Kitts 30.6C 87F
VC Bird, Antigua 29.7C 86F
San Juan PR 30.6C 87F trace

Montego Bay, Jamaica 31.3C 88F
Key West FL 29.4C 85F trace
Marathon, FL 30.6C 87F
Miami FL 30.6C 87F
Nassau, Bahamas 31.2C 88F 1.0mm

Hamilton, Bermuda 22.7C 73F

Hato Airport, Curacao 30.6C 87F
Queen Beatrix, Aruba 32.3C 90F
Flamingo Airport, Bonaire 30.6C 87F 0.1mm

-justin-

[Macrocane]

The temperatures were pretty close to average in Central America today, only El Salvador and Honduras registered cooler than normal highs again.

Minimum Temperatures
Belize city, Belize 26°C (79°F)
Mountain Pine Ridge, Belize 21.2°C (70.2°F)
Guatemala city, Guatemala 17°C (63°F)
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala 11.4°C (52.5°F) Warmest for 2011.
Zacapa, Guatemala 25°C (77°F)
San Salvador, El Salvador 20°C (68°F)
Las Pilas, El Salvador 12°C (54°F)
San Miguel, El Salvador 23°C (73°F).
Tegucigalpa, Honduras 20°C (68°F)
La Esperanza, Honduras 15°C (59°F)
Choluteca, Honduras 25°C (77°F)
Managua, Nicaragua 24°C (75°F)
Esteli, Nicaragua 16.1°C (61.0°F)
San Jose, Costa Rica 17.0°C (62.6°F)
Irazu volcano, Costa Rica 6.1°C (43.0°F)
Panama city, Panama 23.8°C (74.8°F)
Boquete, Panama 14.7°C (58.5°F)

Maximum Temperatures
Belize city, Belize 31°C (88°F)
Mountain Pine Ridge 31.8°C (89.2°F)
Guatemala city, Guatemala 26°C (79°F)
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala 20.7°C (69.3°F)
Zacapa, Guatemala 38°C (100°F)
San Salvador, El Salvador 30°C (86°F)
Las Pilas, El Salvador 20°C (68°F)
San Miguel, El Salvador 35°C (95°F)
Tegucigalpa, Honduras 29°C (84°F)
La Esperanza, Honduras 23°C (73°F)
Choluteca, Honduras 34°C (93°F)
Managua, Nicaragua 35°C (95°F)
Esteli, Nicaragua 27.8°C (82.0°F)
San Jose, Costa Rica 30.1°C (86.2°F)
Irazu volcano, Costa Rica 18.2°C (64.8°F)
Panama city, Panama 32.6°C (90.7°F)
Boquete, Panama 24.4°C (75.9°F)

[tropicana]

Regional Highs and Rainfall (rain is 8pmET Mon-8pmET Tues) for
Tue Apr 26 2011

HEAVY RAINS FALL IN BARBADOS, ST VINCENT, ST LUCIA, MARTINQUE, DOMINICA AND PUERTO RICO

PERISISTENT DRY SPELL IN WESTERN CARIBBEAN

Piarco Airport, Trinidad 33.3C 92F trace
Crown Point, Tobago 31.5C 89F 2.0mm
Point Salines, Grenada 30.0C 86F 0.1mm

Grantley Adams, Barbados 28.4C 83F 9.2mm
Arnos Vale, St Vincent 28.4C 83F 39.4mm
Hewannora Airport, St Lucia 28.4C 83F 35.9mm
Melville Hall, Dominica 30.2C 86F 12.3mm
LeLamentin, Martinique 29.4C 85F 22.0mm

Golden Rock, St Kitts 31.0C 88F 3.8mm
VC Bird, Antigua 29.6C 85F 0.7mm
West End, Anguilla 29.2C 85F 16.5mm
San Juan, PR 30.6C 87F 13.5mm

Owen Roberts, Grand Cayman 30.8C 87F trace
Kingston, Jamaica 31.7C 89F
Montego Bay, Jamaica 33.1C 92F
Havana, Cuba 32.2C 90F
Miami, FL 31.1C 88F
Nassau, Bahamas 31.2C 88F
Hamilton, Bermuda 23.2C 74F

Hato Airport, Curacao 30.5C 87F
Queen Beatrix, Aruba 31.7C 89F
Flamingo Airport, Bonaire 30.8C 87F

-justin-

[Macrocane]

Hi! Most of Central America experienced near normal temperatures today, only El Salvador and Panama registered cooler than normal highs. Some of the locations had not registered such warm temps as today in several weeks and other locations even registered their warmest lows or highs for 2011, anyway March and April are the warmest months in Central America so that can be considered normal for this time of year.

Minimum Temperatures
Belize city, Belize 27°C (81°F)
Mountain Pine Ridge, Belize 21.3°C (70.3°F) Warmest for 2011.
Guatemala city, Guatemala 17°C (63°F)
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala 10.8°C (51.4°F)
Zacapa, Guatemala 25°C (77°F)
San Salvador, El Salvador 21.2°C (70.2°F)
Las Pilas, El Salvador 13°C (55°F)
San Miguel, El Salvador 24.9°C (76.8°F) 2nd warmest for 2011.
Tegucigalpa, Honduras 19°C (66°F)
La Esperanza, Honduras 16°C (61°F) Warmest for 2011.
Choluteca, Honduras 26°C (79°F)
Managua, Nicaragua 25°C (77°F)
Esteli, Nicaragua 15.9°C (60.6°F)
San Jose, Costa Rica 16.3°C (61.3°F)
Irazu volcano, Costa Rica 6.8°C (44.2°F)
Panama city, Panama 24.5°C (76.1°F) 2nd warmest for 2011.
Boquete, Panama 14.6°C (58.3°F)

Maximum Temperatures
Belize city, Belize 34°C (93°F) Warmest for 2011, tied March 28.
Mountain Pine Ridge 34.7°C (94.5°F)
Guatemala city, Guatemala 26°C (79°F)
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala 21.1°C (70.0°F)
Zacapa, Guatemala 38°C (100°F)
San Salvador, El Salvador 30°C (86°F)
Las Pilas, El Salvador 21°C (70°F)
San Miguel, El Salvador 35°C (95°F)
Tegucigalpa, Honduras 30°C (86°F)
La Esperanza, Honduras 23°C (73°F)
Choluteca, Honduras 34°C (93°F)
Managua, Nicaragua 36°C (95°F)
Esteli, Nicaragua 29°C (84°F)
San Jose, Costa Rica 27.7°C (81.9°F)
Irazu volcano, Costa Rica 21.6°C (70.9°F) Warmest for 2011.
Panama city, Panama 31.9°C (89.4°F)
Boquete, Panama 24.0°C (75.2°F)

[chrisjslucia]

Heavy rain here in St Lucia and the forecast indicates the same for a week if not longer. Our English visitors are distressed as it is still hot and sunny over there and nothing but low, grey cloud here. Still hoping for a change in the pattern before Jazz gets underway but not too optimistic!

[tropicana]

Regional Highs and Rainfall (rain is 8pmET Tue-2pmET Wed) for
Wed Apr 27 2011

Piarco Airport, Trinidad 33.9C 93F 0.1mm
Crown Point, Tobago 30.9C 88F trace
Point Salines, Grenada 30.5C 87F 0.1mm
Grantley Adams, Barbados 27.5C 82F 6.5mm
Arnos Vale, St Vincent 29.9C 86F 0.5mm

Hewannora Airport, St Lucia 28.8C 84F 0.5mm
Melville Hall, Dominica 29.4C 95F 0.4mm
LeLamentin, Martinique 29.8C 86F 11.2mm
Le Raizet, Guadeloupe 28.4C 83F 10.4mm (thunderstorms)

Golden Rock, St Kitts 30.3C 86F 0.7mm
VC Bird, Antigua 28.9C 84F 2.2mm
St Thomas, VI 29.4C 85F 15.5mm
San Juan, PR 27.2C 81F 22.3mm

Owen Roberts, Grand Cayman 31.1C 88F trace
Kingston, Jamaica 31.1C 88F
Montego Bay, Jamaica 32.2C 90F
Key West, FL 30.0C 86F
Marathon, FL 31.1C 88F
Miami, FL 31.6C 89F
Nassau, Bahamas 30.0C 86F
Hamilton, Bermuda 23.4C 74F

-justin-

[Macrocane]

The very warm temperatures that were registered on early April have returned to most of Central America, in fact several locations registered today their warmest low and/or high of the year.

Minimum Temperatures
Belize city, Belize 28°C (82°F) Warmest for 2011, it looks like a high but it's not.
Mountain Pine Ridge, Belize 22.6°C (72.7°F) Warmest for 2011.
Guatemala city, Guatemala 17°C (63°F)
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala 7.3°C (45.1°F)
Zacapa, Guatemala 23°C (73°F)
San Salvador, El Salvador 19.2°C (66.6°F)
Las Pilas, El Salvador 11.6°C (52.9°F)
San Miguel, El Salvador 22.4°C (72.3°F)
Tegucigalpa, Honduras 19°C (66°F)
La Esperanza, Honduras 16°C (61°F) Warmest for 2011 tied yesterday.
Choluteca, Honduras 24°C (75°F)
Managua, Nicaragua 26°C (79°F) Warmest for 2011, tied April 5.
Esteli, Nicaragua 17.8°C (64.0°F) Warmest for 2011.
San Jose, Costa Rica 19.2°C (66.6°F) Warmest for 2011.
Irazu volcano, Costa Rica 6.7°C (44.1°F)
Panama city, Panama 23.7°C (74.7°F) 2nd warmest for 2011.
Boquete, Panama 17.0°C (62.6°F)

Maximum Temperatures
Belize city, Belize 34°C (93°F) Warmest for 2011, tied March 28 and April 26.
Mountain Pine Ridge 37.8°C (100.0°F) Warmest for 2011.
Guatemala city, Guatemala 25°C (77°F)
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala 21.9°C (71.4°F)
Zacapa, Guatemala 39°C (102°F)
San Salvador, El Salvador 30.9°C (87.6°F)
Las Pilas, El Salvador 21.1°C (70.0°F)
San Miguel, El Salvador 35.9°C (96.6°F)
Tegucigalpa, Honduras 30°C (86°F)
La Esperanza, Honduras 23°C (73°F)
Choluteca, Honduras 36°C (97°F)
Managua, Nicaragua 37°C (99°F) Warmest since March 28.
Esteli, Nicaragua 28.6°C (83.5°F)
San Jose, Costa Rica 29.5°C (85.1°F)
Irazu volcano, Costa Rica 15.8°C (60.4°F)
Panama city, Panama 32.9°C (91.2°F)
Boquete, Panama 23.1°C (73.6°F)

[Gustywind]

Heavy rain here in St Lucia and the forecast indicates the same for a week if not longer. Our English visitors are distressed as it is still hot and sunny over there and nothing but low, grey cloud here. Still hoping for a change in the pattern before Jazz gets underway but not too optimistic!

Thanks for this info my friend. Hope that all is ok, stay safe and dry. News from your neighbours: Very wet weather in Guadeloupe and Martinica too. But seems that they're facing the assaults of sometimes strong showers. Thus, Martinica is under an orange code since this morning while Guadeloupe is under an yellow alert.

Here is the latest infos given our prom mets of Meteo-France Guadeloupe:
http://www.meteo.gp/donnees/bulletin/3h/bul_3h_guad.php

Weather-France Guadeloupe Hello!
12: 45 P.m. the level of vigilance is yellow for risk of heavy rain and thunderstorms.
The last three hours, the showers have concentrated on a half South of the ilsand: Basse-Terre South of Capesterre, Marie-Galante, with accumulations of 10 to 30 mm in 3 h. Elsewhere, rain made a break, apart from a few drops scattered on ridges.
In the next three hours, the sky remains loaded on the South of the island with still less continuous rain. On the North, showers are more rare and the sun manages to shin. Thinnings can be quite beautiful on the North of the eastern part of the island. The wind is quite turbulent and the choppy sea.
These observations and immediate evolution will be updated about 15: 45.

[tropicana]

Regional Highs and Rainfall (rain is 8pmET Wed-8pmET Thur) for
Thu Apr 28 2011

MORE HEAVY RAINS IN WINDWARD ISLANDS

Piarco Airport, Trinidad 29.4C 85F 6.8mm
Crown Point, Tobago 30.1C 86F 20.0mm
Point Salines, Grenada 30.4C 87F 1.0mm

Grantley Adams, Barbados 28.5C 84F 24.0mm (heavy rain ongoing at 8pm)
Rockley, S. Barbados 29.3C 85F 35.6mm (heavy rain ongoing at 8pm)
Arnos Vale, St Vincent 28.6C 84F 5.1mm
Hewannora Airport, St Lucia 26.7C 80F 42.9mm

Melville Hall, Dominica 28.6C 84F 5.1mm
LeLamentin, Martinique 26.0C 79F 138.0mm (rain ongoing at 8pm)
Le Raizet, Guadeloupe 29.3C 85F 6.0mm

VC Bird, Antigua 29.1C 85F
Golden Rock, St Kitts 30.1C 86F
St Croix, VI 30.0C 86F 1.5mm
St Thomas, VI 30.6C 87F
San Juan, PR 29.4C 85F

Owen Roberts, Grand Cayman 30.6C 87F
Kingston, Jamaica 31.5C 89F trace
Montego Bay, Jamaica 32.3C 90F trace (thunderstorm in vicinty at 8pm)
Key West, FL 30.0C 86F
Marathon, FL 31.6C 89F
Miami, FL 31.6C 89F
Nassau, Bahams 30.8C 87F trace
Hamilton, Bermuda 23.9C 75F

Hato Airport, Curacao 30.6C 87F
Queen Beatrix, Aruba 33.0C 91F

-justin-

[Macrocane]

138 mm in LeLamentin in just 24 hours that's a lot. Stay dry everyone.

[Macrocane]

Today was a very hot day in Central America, very hot highs and some very warm lows were registered in several locations.

Minimum Temperatures
Belize city, Belize 28°C (82°F) Warmest for 2011, tied yesterday.
Mountain Pine Ridge, Belize 22.4°C (72.3°F) 2nd warmest for 2011.
Guatemala city, Guatemala 16°C (61°F)
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala 11.6°C (52.9°F) Warmest for 2011.
Zacapa, Guatemala 23°C (73°F)
San Salvador, El Salvador 17.4°C (63.3°F) Coolest since March 28.
Las Pilas, El Salvador 9.9°C (49.8°F)
San Miguel, El Salvador 21.5°C (70.7°F)
Tegucigalpa, Honduras 16°C (61°F)
La Esperanza, Honduras 11°C (52°F)
Choluteca, Honduras 25°C (77°F)
Managua, Nicaragua 26°C (79°F)
Esteli, Nicaragua 17.5°C (63.5°F)
San Jose, Costa Rica 17.6°C (63.7°F)
Irazu volcano, Costa Rica 5.6°C (42.1°F)
Panama city, Panama 23.7°C (74.7°F)
Boquete, Panama 15.1°C (59.2°F)

Maximum Temperatures
Belize city, Belize 33°C (91°F)
Mountain Pine Ridge 35.8°C (96.4°F) 2nd warmest for 2011.
Guatemala city, Guatemala 30°C (86°F) 2nd warmest for 2011.
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala 24.6°C (76.3°F)
Zacapa, Guatemala 39°C (102°F)
San Salvador, El Salvador 32.9°C (91.2°F)
Las Pilas, El Salvador 23.7°C (74.7°F)
San Miguel, El Salvador 39.0°C (102.2°F)
Tegucigalpa, Honduras 31°C (88°F)
La Esperanza, Honduras 27°C (81°F)
Choluteca, Honduras 38°C (100°F)
Managua, Nicaragua 37°C (99°F)
Esteli, Nicaragua 27.5°C (81.5°F)
San Jose, Costa Rica 30.2°C (86.4°F)
Irazu volcano, Costa Rica 18.8°C (65.8°F)
Panama city, Panama 31.9°C (89.4°F)
Boquete, Panama 22.9°C (73.2°F)

[chrisjslucia]

Torrential rain and thunderstorms overnight here in St Lucia. Rain stopped for a couple of hours this morning but is back again and from the Martinique satellite images it looks as if more is on its way although Dominica and Guadeloupe may get the major share of that. Little wind, so this system is moving ever so slowly over the Windwards. With a forecast of similar weather for 5 of the next seven days, I hope my friends here from the Windwards and Leewards are staying dry!

[Macrocane]

Hi! The highs in Central America today were cooler than yesterday thanks to a cloudy and in some countries stormy afternoon. Panama was the only country with warmer highs than yesterday. In contrast the lows were warmer this morning in most of the region.

Minimum Temperatures
Belize city, Belize 27°C (81°F)
Mountain Pine Ridge, Belize 20.2°C (68.4°F)
Guatemala city, Guatemala 17.8°C (64.0°F) 2nd warmest for 2011.
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala 8.2°C (46.8°F)
Zacapa, Guatemala 25°C (77°F)
San Salvador, El Salvador 20.4°C (68.7°F)
Las Pilas, El Salvador 13.5°C (56.3°F)
San Miguel, El Salvador 24.5°C (76.1°F)
Tegucigalpa, Honduras 17°C (63°F)
La Esperanza, Honduras 12°C (54°F)
Choluteca, Honduras 24°C (75°F)
Managua, Nicaragua 27°C (81°F) Warmest for 2011.
Esteli, Nicaragua 18.1°C (64.6°F) Warmest for 2011.
San Jose, Costa Rica 18.0°C (64.4°F)
Irazu volcano, Costa Rica 5.3°C (41.5°F)
Panama city, Panama 22.9°C (73.2°F)
Boquete, Panama 16.3°C (61.3°F)

Maximum Temperatures
Belize city, Belize 32°C (90°F)
Mountain Pine Ridge 30.9°C (87.6°F)
Guatemala city, Guatemala 26.7°C (80.1°F)
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala 21.4°C (70.5°F)
Zacapa, Guatemala 34°C (93°F)
San Salvador, El Salvador 32.2°C (90.0°F)
Las Pilas, El Salvador 20.6°C (69.1°F)
San Miguel, El Salvador 36.6°C (97.9°F)
Tegucigalpa, Honduras 28°C (82°F)
La Esperanza, Honduras 23°C (73°F)
Choluteca, Honduras 36°C (97°F)
Managua, Nicaragua 36°C (97°F)
Esteli, Nicaragua 28°C (82°F)
San Jose, Costa Rica 29.4°C (84.9°F)
Irazu volcano, Costa Rica 14.7°C (58.5°F)
Panama city, Panama 34.8°C (94.6°F)
Boquete, Panama 23.9°C (75.0°F)

[Macrocane]

Moderate to heavy showers and thunderstorms occcurred yesterday in El Salvador, it seems that we're already in the transition between the dry and the wet season as April is already the wettest month since September 2010. These are some of the accumulations registered yesterday:

Zacatecoluca 78.2 mm/3.08 inches
Vado Marin 60.2 mm/2.37 inches
El Salvador Internation Airport 59.4 mm/2.34 inches
San Miguel 14.6 mm/0.57 inches
San Salvador 11.0 mm/0.43 inches

[Macrocane]

Today was another warm day in Central America and it has been drier than yesterday as well so there have been no showers to cool down the temps in the afternoon.

Minimum Temperatures
Belize city, Belize 25°C (77°F)
Mountain Pine Ridge, Belize 19.2°C (66.6°F)
Guatemala city, Guatemala 15.6°C (60.1°F)
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala 4.6°C (40.3°F)
Zacapa, Guatemala 24°C (75°F)
San Salvador, El Salvador 20.3°C (68.5°F)
Las Pilas, El Salvador 11.3°C (52.3°F)
San Miguel, El Salvador 22.4°C (72.3°F)
Tegucigalpa, Honduras 18°C (64°F)
La Esperanza, Honduras 15°C (59°F)
Choluteca, Honduras 24°C (75°F)
Managua, Nicaragua 25°C (77°F)
San Jose, Costa Rica 18.0°C (64.4°F)
Irazu volcano, Costa Rica 5.2°C (41.4°F)
Panama city, Panama 22.4°C (72.3°F)
Boquete, Panama 16.8°C (62.2°F)

Maximum Temperatures
Belize city, Belize 32°C (90°F)
Mountain Pine Ridge 32.4°C (90.3°F)
Guatemala city, Guatemala 26.7°C (80.1°F)
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala 25.1°C (77.2°F)
Zacapa, Guatemala 35°C (95°F)
San Salvador, El Salvador 32.5°C (90.5°F)
Las Pilas, El Salvador 21.1°C (70.0°F)
San Miguel, El Salvador 37.6°C (99.7°F)
Tegucigalpa, Honduras 29°C (84°F)
La Esperanza, Honduras 23°C (73°F)
Choluteca, Honduras 38°C (100°F)
Managua, Nicaragua 36°C (97°F)
San Jose, Costa Rica 29.0°C (84.2°F)
Irazu volcano, Costa Rica 18.6°C (65.5°F)
Panama city, Panama 34.5°C (94.1°F)
Boquete, Panama 22.4°C (72.3°F)

[abajan]

We're getting lots of rain in Barbados this morning. We already had quite a bit over the last few days and overnight. So, as you can imagine, flooding is occurring.

The official local forecast is:

Today: Cloudy to overcast with moderate to heavy showers and periods of rain
Tonight: Partly cloudy with some showers

Incidentally, recordings of Barbados weather forecasts can be heard anytime by phoning (246) 976-2376