Weather Forecast: Tuesday to Thursday

PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST FOR ST. MAARTEN 

DATE ISSUED: Monday, June 28, 2021 @ 18:00 LST (22:00 UTC) 

VALID UNTIL: Tuesday evening (18:00 LST) June 29, 2021 

WEATHER:       

Tonight through Tuesday evening: Partly cloudy and slightly hazy with brief passing showers possible. 

Forecast High: 31°C / 88°F                Forecast Low: 25°C / 77°F   

Sunset Today: 6:51 P.M.                    Sunrise Tomorrow: 5:40 A.M.     

SURFACE WINDS: 
Tonight through Tuesday evening: Easterly with a gentle to moderate breeze of 08 to 16 mph. 

SYNOPSIS:      

A drier and stable atmosphere along with varying concentrations of Saharan dust will restrict precipitation across the northeastern Caribbean during this forecast period.   

Marine conditions will remain slight to moderate for the next 24 hours. Thereafter, a gradual deterioration is expected.  

STATE OF THE SEA:  Slight to Moderate       WAVES/SWELLS: 4 to 6 feet 

SPECIAL FEATURES: A tropical wave located over the central tropical Atlantic Ocean is producing disorganized showers and a few thunderstorms.  Some slow development of this disturbance is possible after the middle of the week while it moves westward to west-northwestward at 15 to 20 mph, likely reaching our local region by Wednesday night. 

THE METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT OF ST. MAARTEN WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS SYSTEM AND UPDATE THE PUBLIC ACCORDINGLY. 

At 3pm, Tropical Depression Four was upgraded to Tropical Storm Danny located off the coast of South Carolina. This system is expected to strengthen a bit more. However, Tropical Storm Danny poses no threat to St Maarten. 

OUTLOOK through Wednesday evening: Partly cloudy to cloudy and breezy with isolated showers and isolated thunderstorms possible. 

3-DAY FORECAST