Tropical Storm Rina Passes over Playa del Carmen.

Tropical Storm Rina Satellite Image of current position and track over the next couple of days

After Tropical Storm Rina! Tropical Storm Rina passed southwest Cozumel around 9:45 PM with her center of circulation before making landfall a little further north than originally projected but off by less than 2 miles.  Rina made her landfall with torrential rain and high winds but thanks to the cold front pushing down from the [...]

Tropical Storm Rina Closing in on Playa del Carmen

Satellite and updated projected path of Rina showing the potential for her turning back to the south after emerging into the northern Caribbean and making another pass at Mexico or the Cayman Islands.

Hurricane Rina weakens to a Tropical Storm as she approaches Cozumel. NOAA Hurricane Hunter Aircraft found a weaker Rina moving towards the coast of Mexico’s Riviera Maya at about 6 mph with winds of 75 mph she is now officially a Tropical Storm. Mexico’s Government has changed the Warnings from Hurricane Warnings to Tropical Storm [...]

Hurricane Rina Begins Turn to Northwest

Mapping Image of Hurricane Rina with changes to her Course and Direction.

Hurricane Rina turns towards Mexico’s Riviera Maya. Hurricane Rina still a Category 2 hurricane with sustained winds of 110 mph …175kph and gusts to 225 kph or 140 mph is now moving to the west northwest as was predicted slowly at 4 mph. The Mexican Government has extended the Hurricane Warning and Tropical Storm Warnings, [...]

Rain Continues in Cancun and Riviera Maya June 28, 2011

Tropical Satellite Closeup Cancun and The Riviera Maya

Good Morning and happy 2011 Hurricane Season here in Mexico.  Well while the Pacific Coast of Mexico has already enjoyed the rains and of 2 tropical systems that moved across the area including the very wet Hurricane Beatriz who is nothing more than a memory.  On the Caribbean coast as well as the Gulf of [...]

Cancun and The Riviera Maya Dodge the Bullet Again.

Tropical Satellite Image of Unstable area in the Caribbean

Cancun and The Riviera Maya should consider themselves lucky this year as they have again dodged the preverbial bullet once again as Matthew came inland further south than Karl did and this time fizzled out to a Remnant Low Pressure over the South Mexico State of Campeche and Tabasco. But not without consequences in Mexico [...]

Cancun – Riviera Maya Weather Saturday September 25, 2010

Tropical Satellite Image of Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, Pacific coasts of Mexico and Mexico in General

Cancun and Riviera Maya Weather for Saturday September 25, 2010 including Puerto Morelos, Playa Del Carmen, Puerto Aventuras, Tulum and the Islands of Cozumel and Isla Mujeres. Weather Discussion: If you got up at sunrise you got to see some interesting clouds over the sunrise that moved in quickly to give us a quick drenching [...]

Cancun – Riviera Maya Weather Friday September 17, 2010

Tropical Satellite Image for Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, Pacific Coast and Mexico in General

Cancun and Riviera Maya Weather for Friday September 17, 2010 including Puerto Morelos, Playa Del Carmen, Puerto Aventuras, Tulum and the Islands of Cozumel and Isla Mujeres. Weather Discussion: Good Morning, Well I am back hopefully you didn’t miss me too much but I had to have some surgery on Monday and I have been [...]

To Cancel or Not To Cancel that is a good Question!

Caleta de Puerto Aventuras con Mayan Ruins

Frequently I get e-mails from visitors to the different websites or forums that I write for or moderate asking the question; Should I cancel my trip? Most of the time these questions are related to weather that may or may not enter an area, reports of rain or windy conditions and even in the past [...]

Tropical Depression 12 Evolved Quickly – Tropical Storm Julia

Yesterday afternoon that Tropical Wave we talked about that was very organized and growing between the coast of West Africa and Cape Verde Islands developed into Tropical Depression 12 and within 5 hours became Tropical Storm Julia. Tropical Storm julia is expected to develop quickly and become a large tropical system moving west behind all [...]

Cancun – Riviera Maya Weather Thursday September 9, 2010

Tropical Satellite Image for Mexico, Caribbean, Pacific Coast of Mexico and Mexico In General

Cancun and Riviera Maya Weather for Thursday September 9, 2010 including Puerto Morelos, Playa Del Carmen, Puerto Aventuras, Tulum and the Islands of Cozumel and Isla Mujeres. Weather Discussion: Finally something new to “discuss”, we had an overnight shower!  Yeah I know, not funny but yesterday was another beautiful day with sunny skies and hot [...]