Month: December 2017

December 19, 2017

A few showers this morning, conditions improving through tonight

A frontal boundary to our north will bring a few showers this morning with strong westerly winds. The front will push through the area this afternoon, veering winds to the northwest and helping to push out the showers. Conditions improve tomorrow with fair weather before another frontal system moves through on Thursday. Moderate seas rise to rough on Thursday.High near 23°C/73°F.
Humidity back up there – 82%  (sigh)
Winds westerly 20 to 25 knots, veering northwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon
Seas inside the reef 1 to 3 ft… Outside the reef 5 to 8 ft, decreasing during the evening.
Sea Surface Temperature: 20.4°C/68.7°F (ouch ! )
High Tide:  8:57 a.m. /  9:14

December 17, 2017

Easing breeze while sunny intervals develop.


Pressure on the rise with moderate winds and rough seas abating moderate by Sunday afternoon. Settled until a cold front approaches Bermuda Monday night into Tuesday delivering a few showers and strong winds for a time in association with the frontal passage. Temporarily improving into Wednesday until a new frontal trough moves towards the region Wednesday night.

High near 20°C/68°F (brrrrr )
Humidity – 58%  (nice ! )

Winds northwesterly 15 to 20 knots, gradually easing 12 to 18 knots…  Isolated light showers with mainly fair visibility

Seas inside the reef 2 to 3 ft… Outside the reef 6 to 10 ft, decreasing during the afternoon..
Sea Surface Temperature: 21.4°C/70.5°F
High Tide:  7:50 am /  8:03 pm

Sunrise:  7:14   Sunset:  5:16

December 15, 2017

Persisting on the cloudy side with 1 or 2 passing showers.


A frontal trough draws close becoming slow moving to our north today with moderate south-westerlies. A low transiting to our north drives a showery cold front across Bermuda tomorrow with strong winds becoming northwest and mainly rough seas persisting through Sunday. Then high pressure dominates through Monday delivering largely settled conditions.

High near 23°C/74°F.
Humidity – 58%

Winds west-southwesterly 12 to 18 knots, increasing south-southwesterly 15 to 20 knots towards evening.

Seas inside the reef 1 to 3 ft… Outside the reef 5 to 10 ft, decreasing.
Sea Surface Temperature: 21.4°C/70.5°F
High Tide: 6:43 a.m. /  6:49 p.m.
Sunrise:  7:12   Sunset:  5:15

December 14, 2017

Fair and breezy.

Expect fair skies and a fresh breeze today with chance for a brief, light shower or two. Very rough seas slowly abate rough through the day. Going forward, a series of lows form northwest of Bermuda and track northeast through Saturday driving moderate to strong winds and rough seas across the region. Isolated showers are possible, with scattered showers likely on Saturday as a cold front sweeps across.

High near 22°C/72°F
Humidity – a beautiful 58%

Winds westerly 15 to 20 knots, backing southwesterly in the morning and increasing 20 to 25 knots during the afternoon…

Seas inside the reef 2 to 4 ft… Outside the reef 12 to 15 ft, decreasing.
Sea Surface Temperature: 21.4°C/70.5°F
High Tide:  6:04 p.m.
Sunrise:  7:12   Sunset:5:15

December 13, 2017

Windy, chance for a passing shower.

Expect strong to near gale force winds, scattered showers, and rough to very rough seas today as a deepening low approaches from the northwest. Winds ease slightly tonight as the low pulls away to the north but persist generally strong along with rough seas through the end of the week. Drier on Thursday followed by more unsettled weather for Friday and Saturday.
 High near 22°C/72°F.
Humidity – 88%
Winds west-southwesterly 25 to 35 knots, with occasional gusts to 40 knots in any showers…  ok  that’s some serious breeze.
There’s a small craft warning in effect –  Seas inside the reef 1 to 3 ft… Outside the reef 8 to 12 ft, increasing during the morning.
Sea Surface Temperature: 21.5°C/70.7°F
High Tide:  5:16 p.m.
Sunrise:  7:11   Sunset:  5:14

December 12, 2017

Fair today, becoming windy with a few showers tomorrow.

A narrow ridge of high pressure over Bermuda will provide fair weather and light to moderate winds today. Deepening low pressure over the northeastern U.S. will extend a cold front southwest to Cuba by Wednesday morning and bring strong to near gale winds to Bermuda along with a few showers on Wednesday. Fair weather and moderate to strong winds return behind the front for Thursday.
High near 21°C/69°F (oh ! )
Humidity – 84%
Winds variable 5 knots, settling south-southeasterly 5 to 10 knots by late afternoon
Seas inside the reef 1 to 2 ft… Outside the reef 3 to 5 ft, increasing during the night.
Sea Surface Temperature: 21.5°C/70.7°F
High Tide:  4:22 p.m.
Sunrise: 7:10 am; Sunset: 5:14 pm.

December 11, 2017

Light to moderate winds and a few lingering showers.

A cold front will begin to clear to our southeast this morning allowing showers to diminish. A new cold front will sweep through on Wednesday accompanied by strong to near gale winds and showers. Slight to moderate seas rise rough to very rough Wednesday through Friday.

High near 21°C/70°F.
Humidity – 82%

Winds northerly 5 to 10 knots, increasing 10 to 15 knots by this afternoon

Seas inside the reef 2 to 3 ft… Outside the reef 6 to 9 ft, decreasing
Sea Surface Temperature: 21.3°C/70.3°F
High Tide:  3:22 p.m.

Sunrise:  7:10   Sunset:  5:14

December 8, 2017

Good sunny intervals but breezy.


High pressure to our near southeast protects Bermuda blocking a frontal trough to our northwest until a deepening low over the Canadian Maritimes on Sunday drives the frontal trough across the island. Moderate to strong winds turn into near gale force on Sunday when showers move across the region. Conditions significantly improve early next week when rough seas abate moderate.

High near 25°C/77°F.
Humidity – 89%  (sigh)

Winds southwesterly 15 to 20 knots, gradually backing south-southwesterly towards evening

Seas inside the reef 1 to 3 ft… Outside the reef 5 to 8 ft, decreasing during the afternoon.
Sea Surface Temperature: 21.2°C/70.2°F
High Tide:  12:08 p.m.

Sunrise:  7:08   sunset:  5:13

December 7, 2017

A high establishes to our near east-southeast, maintaining mainly dry conditions through late this weekend. Southwesterly moderate winds increase moderate to strong this morning, while cloud amount gradually decreases giving good sunny spells through Saturday. In the meantime, a series of lows transit to our northwest, eventually driving a cold front across the island late Sunday.
High near 23°C/74°F
Humidity – 64%
Winds south-southwesterly 12 to 18 knots, increasing 15 to 20 knots during the morning, decreasing 12 to 18 knots at times later.
Seas inside the reef 1 to 3 ft… Outside the reef 5 to 8 ft, increasing during the afternoon inside the reef 2 to 3 ft… Outside the reef 5 to 9 ft
Sea Surface Temperature: 21.1°C/70°F
High Tide:  11:11 a.m.
Sunrise: 7:07 am; Sunset: 5:13 pm.

December 5, 2017

Mostly cloudy this morning and breezy, more sunshine later.

High pressure builds from the northwest providing fair skies throughout the forecast period. Mainly moderate, northerly winds and rough seas can be expected today. Winds briefly ease light for Wednesday before settling southwest and increasing to strong again for the end of the week. Seas fall to moderate for a short time mid week.

High near 21°C/69°F.
Humidity a beautiful 59%

Winds northerly 15 to 20 knots

Seas inside the reef 2 to 3 ft… Outside the reef 8 to 12 ft.
Sea Surface Temperature: 23°C/73.4°F
High Tide:  9:26 a.m.
Sunrise:  7:05   Sunset:  5:13