Weather Forecast: Thursday to Saturday

PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST FOR ST. MAARTEN 

DATE ISSUED: Wednesday, September 01, 2021 @ 18:00 LST (22:00 UTC) 

VALID UNTIL: Thursday evening (18:00 LST) September 02, 2021 

WEATHER:        

Tonight through Thursday evening: Partly cloudy with isolated showers possible. 

Forecast High:   33°C / 91°F             Forecast Low:   28°C / 82°F    

Sunset Today:   6:26 P.M.                 Sunrise Tomorrow:   5:58 A.M.      

SURFACE WINDS:        
Tonight through Thursday evening: East southeasterly with a light to gentle breeze of 04 to 12 mph, becoming lighter and variable at times. 

SYNOPSIS:   
A slack surface pressure gradient will continue to generate light winds across the region tonight. However, an increase in wind speed is expected during the latter part of this forecast period. Meanwhile, pockets of moisture may cause isolated showers.  

Seas will remain slight to moderate during the next few days.    

STATE OF THE SEA: Slight to moderate        WAVES/SWELLS: 3 to 5 feet     

SPECIAL FEATURES:   

At 5:00 pm the center of Tropical Storm Larry was located about 2280 miles east southeast of St. Maarten. This system is moving toward the west near 22 mph.  Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 70 mph with higher gusts. Additional strengthening is predicted, and Larry is expected to become a hurricane tonight.
On its current forecast track, Tropical Storm Larry does not pose a direct threat to St. Maarten.
The Meteorological Department of St. Maarten will continue to monitor this system and update the public accordingly.  

OUTLOOK through Friday evening: Partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated showers.     

3-DAY FORECAST