Cancun and Riviera Maya Weather for Sunday August 29, 2010 including Puerto Morelos, Playa Del Carmen, Puerto Aventuras, Tulum and the Islands of Cozumel and Isla Mujeres.
Weather Discussion:
A Beautiful Sunday Morning here in Playa Del Carmen, not going to wash the car today so we get a full day and night with no showers. Not alot of new stuff to discuss but lets get to it so I can get to the beach:)
Tropical Storm Earl STRENGTHENED overnight and has slowed his forward speed. Yesterday Earl was speeding toward the Leeward Islands at 25 mph with 65 mph winds but today he is moving at a slower speed of 18 mph and boasting winds of 75 mph / 110 kph which make Earl a Hurricane. According to the Saffir Simpson Scale Sustained Winds of 74 – 95 mph, 64 – 82 knots, or 119 – 153 kph is a Category 1 Hurricane which we currently have with Earl so we are calling him “Hurricane Earl” Conditions should begin to deteriorate today in the Leeward Islands as Hurricane Earl Approaches.
The government of Antigua and Barbuda has issued a Tropical Storm Warning for the British Virgin Islands, a Hurricane Watch is also in effect for that area.
Currently A Hurricane WARNING is in effect for Antigua, Barbuda, Montserrat, St. Kitts, Nevis, Anguilla, St. Martin, Saint Barthelemy, St. Maarten, Saba and St. Eustatius.
A Hurricane WATCH is in effect for British Virgin Islands, US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico including the Islands of Culebra and Vieques.
Tropical Storm Earl is Currently of NO THREAT to Mexico.
INVEST 97L Continues to be an INTENSE Tropical Wave that has very organized clouds, showers and thundershowers associated with it and Conditions are Excellent for development of this system. Currently still only with wind speeds of 30 mph / 48kph but conditions are EXCELLENT for this system to become the future Tropical Storm Fiona. Models altough at this point very inaccurate show that this system should follow along the same path as Earl and could have a major affect on the Northern Leeward Islands and as well as the Islands mentioned in the Watches and Warnings for Earl. We will keep a close eye on this system for changes.
Cold Front #1 is bringing some lower temperatures in parts of Mexico and even here in our area with our daytime temperatures only reaching 87º F / 31º C and our overnights a nice 69º F / 21º C also responsible for that nice wind out of the East Southeast of 13 mph / 20 mph.
Tropical Satellite Image for Tropical Atlantic, Caribbean and Mexico
On the map you can see the current position of Hurricane Earl just east of the Northern Leeward Islands continuing to move West although slightly turning towards the Northwest 270º today as opposed to 260º yesterday. here in the Southeast Caribbean we have some very disorganized clouds and showers moving to the west towards the Central America Coast. In the Central, South and Southeast of Mexico we have unstable conditions and a low pressure area the result of those yellow lines you see there that are Low Pressure Troughs through the central and western part of Mexico Bringing Unstable Conditions to the areas of Central Mexico, Veracruz, Oaxaca, Tabasco and Northern Chiapas. There is a Low Pressure area in the Pacific just off the Coast of Chiapas which is causing Showers and Thundershowers in that area and could bring more rain to an already soaked region.
Here in Cancun and The Riviera Maya we have partly cloudy skies and we could enjoy mostly sunny skies. We have a chance of late afternoon or evening showers, very scattered at best. Most of the day there will be a stiff breeze blowing thanks to that cold front that isn’t really lingering but its affects are. The conditions in the Caribbean are NOT FAVORABLE for development.
Other than a blob of weather off the Florida Panhandle moving East??? there is nothing in teh Gulf of Mexico at this time. The conditions in the Gulf of Mexico are NOT FAVORABLE for development.
Current Condtions in Playa Del Carmen:
Skies: Mostly Sunny Skies some Clouds
Temperatures: Current 84 F / 29° C Highs 87° F / 31° C Overnight Lows 69° F / 21° C
Humidity: 74%
Barometer: 29.90/ 1013 Rising (Playa Del Carmen)
Wind: 13 mph / 20 kph coming from the southeast
Warnings / Watches: There are no watches or warnings for our area of the Yucatan Peninsula.
Weather Outlook for Cancun, Playa Del Carmen and The Riviera Maya.
For Cancun and The Riviera Maya for Sunday we will enjoy some more of what we had yesterday, partly sunny to partly cloudy conditions, not as hot and humid today as past weeks. Partly Sunny skies will prevail most of the time, temperatures could reach the high 80′s F / low 30′s C and of course thanks to our field of high humidity (above 80%) a chance of an afternoon or evening shower or thundershower. Overnight lows will be around 69º F / 21º C with a bit more wind as remnants of Cold Front #1 linger off the Yucatan Peninsula.
Satellite Closeup of Mexico and Local Conditions
Conditions in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico are NOT FAVORABLE for development.
If you take a look at the our Local Radar Here you can see that there is no shower activity within 50 miles of Cancun (radar range is 299 kilometers). We see some scattered shower activity outside the 100 mile area to the Northeast, East and Southeast of Cancun but very scattered. Our Radar is updated every 15 minutes 24 hours per day.
Meanwhile if you are in Cancun, The Riviera Maya or the Islands here be sure you get the sunblock on whether you are laying on the Beach, doing a tour or just walking around getting oriented, the sun will be behind clouds from time to time today making you think you don’t need sunblock but you DO. Make sure you hydrate, drink lots of water, and if you are at the pool or on the beach stagger between those beers and cocktails a nice bottle of water. Don’t take the sun for granted, enjoy your vacations.