Each December and January…sometimes into February, we get a few cold fronts in Belize.  The wind shifts – blowing in from the north – and the humidity plummets (from the usual 90+%).  It feels legitimately cold though the temperature rarely goes below the high 60s. Belize hasn’t embraced the dramatic language of our northern AccuWeatherKeep reading »

As those in the US of A have their last hurrah…last big weekend at the beach, last wearing for those white linen shorts (NO WHITE AFTER LABOR DAY!), last summer BBQ or clam boil…here in Belize, this time of year feels like the heart of summer. Autumn officially begins on September 21st – Belize’s IndependenceKeep reading »

Weather, especially in the tropics, is changeable.  Capricious.  Fickle.  But it’s not entirely unpredictable. I get at least 3 or 4 messages a week from upcoming visitors that are in a bit of a panic.  They have been watching their “weather app” (it seems that it is usually from weather.com) and CRAP weather is forecast.Keep reading »

Sunday and early Monday morning a strange weather pattern swept parts of the US – snow storms, a blizzard (!!!!), heavy rain and strong winds.  A strange mid-April cold front that reached all the way to Belize. We are accustomed to colder weather in January and February – a few days here and there ofKeep reading »

I’m getting quite a few questions this morning about the weather.  It’s been an incredibly active storm season around the Caribbean thus far and we in Belize have been lucky. Today, as Tropical Storm Nate skates a few hundred miles off shore, our good fortunes continue. We still need to monitor the storm websites –Keep reading »

Didn’t it seem like just yesterday that we were glued to our computers and radios monitoring the movement of a Tropical Storm?  Hurricane Franklin ended up heading north – making landfall above Mahahual, Mexico – leaving us with one mighty night of rainfall and our 2017 Storm prep skills oiled and ready. That was AugustKeep reading »

Noon Belize Time: It was just over a year ago when Category One Hurricane Earl made landfall in Belize with 85 mile per hour winds.  He made landfall south of San Pedro (about 30 miles south) near Belize City and caused fairly extensive property damage.  Many of the docks were down on Ambergris Caye andKeep reading »

Hurricane Earl passed over the island Wednesday/Thursday of last week as a Category One leaving a mess on our beaches – and a community fired up to get things back to normal.  Much of the damage was to the coast line, the surge washed sand, sea grass, plants and whatever was in its way back but…Keep reading »

I arrived back in San Pedro late yesterday afternoon to power on the island (the good news) and a huge, heartbreaking mess on the beach.  We made our way up north and this morning I took a walk (and a wade) – from the house at Mile 7 down to about Mile 6 on North AmbergrisKeep reading »

HURRICANE EARL IN BELIZE. Yesterday morning, after a night of light rain in my hammock deep in the Chiquibul Forest National Reserve, the rangers radioed in to HQ for the day and we got a startling message. EVACUATE. It was like being hit in the face with a bucket of cold water.  A storm wasKeep reading »

…and not a drop to drink.  From the poem – the Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Water, water, every where, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, every where, Nor any drop to drink. Replace “boards” with “plants” and you are pretty spot-on with the situation.  Depending on who youKeep reading »

Oh goodness, yesterday was a gem.  Sure…we could have used a bit more of a breeze…but the clouds, the sun, the crystal clear, flat, sargasso-less sea…it was all pretty stunning.  Here are some pictures.  And if I had to guess, today is going to be much of the same. Low 80s, great visibility if youKeep reading »

It’s almost impossible believe that it’s December – in Belize or anywhere else.  Honestly…it’s just ridiculous how quickly this year has gone.  And, though I bet 99% of you will scoff, winter weather is pushing into Belize – some proper signs of the cold fronts that are dipping low across the states. The wind is fromKeep reading »

I get this question A LOT.  And more and more now, as announcements like the current “Widespread Winter Storm To Last for Days” headline hits WEATHER.com- which I speculate is one of, if not THE, most popular weather service when it comes to the USA. BUT…when people look at the weather forecast on that site inKeep reading »