Cancun – Riviera Maya Weather July 6, 2010

Cancun and Riviera Maya Weather for July 6, 2010 including the areas of Puerto Morelos, Playa Del Carmen, Puerto Aventuras, Tulum and the Islands of Cozumel and Isla Mujeres.

Summary: Tropical Wave #12 continues to affect the Caribbean Coast of Mexico from Cancun south to Chetumal as well as parts of Campeche and the State of Yucatan.  Yesterday we made the drive from Chetumal to Playa Del Carmen and encountered torrential rains mostly around the Chetumal area but isolated in nature but as we moved to the north from north of Felipe Carrillo Puerto to Tulum the rain became more constant and heavy at times almost impossible to continue driving.  During the overnight rain heavy at times fell on the area giving it a good soaking that is quite unusual for the area this time of year when we normally have very dry weather.

View of some severe weather over the Capital of Quintana Roo from Laguna Bacalar (The lake of 7 colors)

Here is a view of the conditions yesterday from Laguna Bacalar the Lake of 7 colors.  Today we couldn’t see all of the 7 colors but we enjoyed the view from the restaurant and could watch the rain south of Chetumal hitting the area.  As we were driving from Chiapas (yes we went all the way to Chiapas) back to Quintana Roo we could see the line of Tropical Wave 12 over the caribe but we didn’t experience water from the system until we hit Chetumal and then not until we hit Felipe Carrillo Puerto which is about 70 miles south of Tulum.

Today we expect that the Tropical Wave will continue to move across the Yucatan Peninsula directly in the Area of Cancun and the Riviera Maya toward Merida and out into the Gulf Of Mexico where conditions are slightly more favorable for developement and head for the coastal area of Texas (that is the most probable at this time).

Current Conditions.

 Skies: Cloudy with Rain falling.

Temperature: 77° F / 25°C

Humidity: 100% with Rain

Barometer: 29.90 / 1013 Rising

Wind: 7 mph / 11 kph gusting in Playa Del Carmen to 25 mph at times.

Outlook:

Tuesday July 6, 2010 Cloudy with rain heavy to intense at times with Hail and severe electrical storms possible during the day as Tropical Wave 12 (INVEST 96) moves northwest across the Yucatan Peninsula.  Tonight we can expect more of the same, definately not a beach day for those here in the area on vacation but surely you can look for some indoor activities.  If you take a look at the our local weather radar you can see that severe rain has moved onto the Peninsula and most of the area from Chetumal to interior sections are experiencing heavy rain and storms.

Wednesday July 7, 2010 we can expect partly cloudy skies, with a chance of some lingering showers in the late afternoon and early evening, temperatures hot and humid in the 90′s F / 30′s C as the Tropical Wave moves onto the Peninsula and heads toward the Gulf of Mexico.

Satellite Image of the Yucatan Peninsula showing the large system of disturbed weather that will affect the area for the next 24 hours.