Cancun and Riviera Maya Weather for Saturday September 4, 2010 including Puerto Morelos, Playa Del Carmen, Puerto Aventuras, Tulum and the Islands of Cozumel and Isla Mujeres.
Weather Discussion:
Today we are again off to a beautiful day here in the Riviera Maya with Sunny skies and warm temperatures in the morning, last night we had beautiful clear skies, you could see all the stars from the beach and the lights on Cozumel, the day is looking to be quite nice again. We did have some local shower activity around Cancun and The Riviera Maya but nothing that dampened the day thats for sure. In the evening as well we had a bit of a shower that delayed 15 minutes the opening of a benefit fashion show but the show did go on and we will have coverage in our next edition.
The remnants of Tropical Storm or Depression Gaston got a little better organized last night but still just something to be observed. Conditions in the Tropical Atlantic continue to be excellent for Tropical Storm development. Two very active low pressure systems that moved off the West Africa coast are also to be taken seriously as them move slowly westward.
Tropical Satellite Image for Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Pacific Coast and Mexico in General.
The BIG news for weather in Mexico continues to be the Central, South Central and Pacific Coast of Mexico. Already suffering from widespread flooding and severe damage to material goods parts of Mexico in Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas remain underwater. Again the National Weather Service in Mexico has issued an INTENSE STORM WARNING:
A special advisory for the INTENSE STORMS for the next 72 hours (Until 3pm September 6) for the following states and regions.
Until 3PM Saturday:
OAXACA (the entire state), VERACRUZ (The entire State), TABASCO (Southwest), CHIAPAS (Coastal Areas);
Until 3PM Sunday:
VERACRUZ (Central and North), PUEBLA (North and East), HIDALGO (North and East), SAN LUIS POTOSÍ (East), OAXACA (The Entire State), GUERRERO (The Entire State), MICHOACÁN (South)
Until Monday 3 PM
PUEBLA (North), HIDALGO (North and East);
VERACRUZ (North), TAMAULIPAS (South), y SAN LUIS POTOSÍ (East)
High Possibility of rain with accumulations of 150 mm in 72 horas or more. The potential of rain is associated with a tropical low pressure interacting with Cold Front ·2 and Tropical Wave 26.
The intensity of the Storms can be accompanied by torrential rain, Cloud to Cloud and Cloud to Ground Lightning, HAIL and STRONG WINDS which can cause damage to property. Depending on the geographical area can also produce FLASH FLOODING, LANDSLIDES OR MUDSLIDES.
Here in Cancun and The Riviera Maya we have mostly sunny skies giving way to Partly Cloudy. We have a chance of scattered late evening showers. Most of the day there will be a nice breeze blowing 6 to 8 mph. The conditions in the Caribbean are NOT FAVORABLE for development of Tropical Systems.
The conditions in the Gulf of Mexico are NOT FAVORABLE for development.
Conditions in the Tropical Atlantic are VERY FAVORABLE for Development but 4 tropical storms in 11 days I didn’t have to tell you that, did I. For now 2 more Tropical Waves are moving off the west coast of Africa which without doubt will become named storms in the course of the next couple of days.
Current Condtions in Playa Del Carmen:
Skies: Mostly Sunny Skies
Temperatures: Current 88º F / 31° C Highs 91° F / 33° C Overnight Lows 75° F / 24° C
Humidity: 66%
Barometer: 30.00/ 1015 Falling (Playa Del Carmen)
Wind: 16 mph / 26 kph coming from the East 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 today and Sunday we will have more of what we had yesterday, mostly sunny to partly cloudy conditions, hot and not as humid today as past weeks. Partly to Mostly Cloudy skies could prevail most of the time, temperatures will reach the low 90′s F / low 30′s C, we have a chance of an evening or overnight shower or thundershower. Overnight lows will be around 77º F / 25º C a little warmer than previous nights.
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 on the Radar within range (radar range is 299 kilometers). 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.