Month: January 2018

January 21, 2018

Sunny spells amongst passing clouds in a light to moderate breeze. (Sounds beautiful ! )


Relatively high pressure dominates ensuring light to moderate westerly winds and fair conditions with the exception of Monday, when a few isolated showers are favored by a filling frontal trough slowly arriving from the north. Otherwise, slight to moderate seas with winds increasing southwesterly moderate to strong on Wednesday.

High near 21°C/70°F
Humidity – 62%

Winds west-southwesterly 10 to 15 knots, gradually veering southwesterly 8 to 12 knots by afternoon

Tonight –   Winds southwesterly 8 to 12 knots, easing 5 to 10 knots overnight.
Seas inside the reef 1 to 2 ft… Outside the reef 4 to 6 ft, decreasing
Sea Surface Temperature: 21.2°C/70.2°F
High Tide:  11:05 a.m.
Sunrise:  7:19  Sunset:  5:42

January 21, 2018

Sunny spells amongst passing clouds in a light to moderate breeze. (Sounds beautiful ! )


Relatively high pressure dominates ensuring light to moderate westerly winds and fair conditions with the exception of Monday, when a few isolated showers are favored by a filling frontal trough slowly arriving from the north. Otherwise, slight to moderate seas with winds increasing southwesterly moderate to strong on Wednesday.

High near 21°C/70°F
Humidity – 62%

Winds west-southwesterly 10 to 15 knots, gradually veering southwesterly 8 to 12 knots by afternoon

Tonight –   Winds southwesterly 8 to 12 knots, easing 5 to 10 knots overnight.
Seas inside the reef 1 to 2 ft… Outside the reef 4 to 6 ft, decreasing
Sea Surface Temperature: 21.2°C/70.2°F
High Tide:  11:05 a.m.
Sunrise:  7:19  Sunset:  5:42

January 19, 2018

Variably cloudy, a couple of brief showers, strong winds easing..

High near 18°C/65°F
Humidity 57%  (yay)

Winds west-northwesterly 20 to 30 knots, decreasing 18 to 24 knots through the morning..
Tonight –   Winds west-northwesterly 15 to 20 knots, easing 10 to 15 knots late night.

Seas inside the reef 2 to 4 ft… Outside the reef 12 to 18 ft, decreasing during the morning…
Sea Surface Temperature: 21.2°C/70.2°F
High Tide:  9:53 a.m.

Sunrise:  7:20  Sunset:  5:40

January 18, 2018

Winds increasing strong by this afternoon ahead of a cold front passage this evening.


A cold front will quickly pass the area this evening with westerly winds becoming strong to near-gale ahead of the front this afternoon. Quick-moving showers will accompany the front with the slight chance of thunder possible. Seas will build rough to very rough today into Friday before beginning to abate Friday afternoon. High pressure builds in behind the front and will bring fine weather through the weekend.

High near 23°C/74°F.
Humidity – 93%

Today:  Winds southwesterly 15 to 20 knots, increasing westerly 20 to 30 with gusts to 40 knots in the afternoon.

Tonight:   Winds northwesterly 20 to 30 knots gusts to 40 knots, veering northwesterly in the evening behind the front, then easing 18 to 22 knots overnight.
Seas inside the reef 1 to 3 ft… Outside the reef 8 to 11 ft, increasing during the afternoon.
Sea Surface Temperature: 21.2°C/70.2°F
High Tide:  9:14 a.m.
Sunrise:  7:20   Sunset:  5:39

January 17, 2018

Winds easing and conditions gradually improving through today.


Persistent low cloud cover will slowly diminish through the day as winds become light to moderate. A fast moving cold front will bring showers and strong westerly to northwesterly winds, gusting to gale force, Thursday afternoon and evening. Expect scattered showers along the front with a possible chance of thunder. Seas reach rough to very rough Thursday night into Friday before abating through the weekend.

High near 22°C/72°F.
Humidity up there –  94%  … sighWinds northeasterly 10 to 15 knots, becoming light and variable in the afternoon, then southwesterly 5 to 10 knots early evening
Seas inside the reef 2 to 3 ft… Outside the reef 6 to 9 ft, decreasing during the morning.
Sea Surface Temperature: 21°C/69.8°F
High Tide:  8:35 a.m.   /   8:55 p.m.
Sunrise:  7:20  Sunset:  5:38

January 16, 2018

A so, so day ahead….

Rain & showers clearing, winds increasing moderate to strong this morning.
As a cold front clears to our east rain and showers and a chance of thunder will diminish this morning and light winds will increase moderate to strong northerly by midday. Mainly fair weather and light to moderate winds will prevail Wednesday. Showers and moderate to strong winds return Thursday. Moderate to rough seas through tonight fall slight to moderate Wednesday, then rise moderate to rough again on Thursday.
High near 22°C/72°F.
Humidity still up there – a nasty 87%
Winds northwesterly 5 to 10 knots, veering and increasing northerly 15 to 20 knots by midday and northeasterly 18 to 22 knots this afternoon
Tonight –   Winds northeasterly 18 to 22 knots, easing 12 to 18 knots overnight.
Seas inside the reef 2 to 3 ft… Outside the reef 8 to 11 ft, increasing during the afternoon…
Sea Surface Temperature has risen: 21°C/69.8°F
High Tide:  7:58 a.m. /  8:14 p.m.
Sunrise:7:20   Sunset:  5:37

January 15, 2018

Increasing clouds, becoming wet later today and tonight.


n active week ahead as showers develop today then rain tonight as a slow moving cold front approaches and then passes early tomorrow morning. Clouds will linger on Tuesday and Wednesday with a threat of a shower or two then another cold front will pass on Thursday delivering strong winds with gale force gusts and showers. Moderate to rough seas persist.

High near 23°C/73°F.
Humidity – 87%

Winds southeasterly 12 to 18 knots, occasionally 15 to 20 knots

Tonight –   Winds southeasterly 12 to 18 knots, veering southerly and easing 10 to 15 knots in the evening, then sharply veering northerly 12 to 18 knots toward dawn
Seas inside the reef 1 to 3 ft… Outside the reef 5 to 9 ft, increasing during the morning.
Sea Surface Temperature: 18.5°C/65.3°F
High Tide:  7:24 a.m.  /  7:26 p.m.
Sunrise: 7:21  Sunset:  5:36

January 14, 2018

Mainly fine today with moderate to strong winds.

 A large area of high pressure to our distant northeast maintains a ridge southwest across Bermuda providing mainly fine weather today. Winds alternate between moderate and strong through Tuesday, becoming moderate Wednesday, then strong again Thursday night. Slight to moderate seas rise moderate to rough Monday through Tuesday.

High near 23°C/73°F.
Humidity up there – 85%
Winds southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, easing 12 to 18 knots this afternoon.
Seas inside the reef 1 to 2 ft… Outside the reef 4 to 8 ft..
Sea Surface Temperature: 18.5°C/65.3°F
High Tide:  6:47 a.m.  /  6:59 p.m.
Sunrise  7:21   Sunset:  5:35

January 13, 2018

Mainly fair and breezy.

A large area of high pressure to our northeast extends a ridge southwest across the region providing fair to fine conditions and moderate to strong winds this weekend. A cold front moving off the eastern seaboard this morning will stall to our west, finally pushing through Bermuda later Monday with showers and a chance of thunder. Slight to moderate seas prevail, rising rough at times
High near 23°C/73°F.
Humidity up there – 87%Winds southeasterly 18 to 22 knots, easing slightly overnight.Seas inside the reef 2 to 3 ft… Outside the reef 5 to 9 ft, decreasing during the night inside the reef 2 to 3 ft… Outside the reef 5 to 8 ft.
Sea Surface Temperature: 18.5°C/65.3°F
High Tide: 6:19 p.m.

Sunrise: 7:21 am; Sunset: 5:34 pm.

January 12, 2018

Breezy with a few early sprinkles, then improving.

A broad and strong high established to the northeast encompasses Bermuda, dominating through the weekend. Expect fair skies with generally moderate to strong winds out of the southeast before a slow moving frontal trough approaches from the west early next week delivering some showers and cloudier skies. Moderate seas occasionally increase rough this weekend.
High near 22°C/72°F.
Humidity – 88%
Winds east-southeasterly 18 to 22 knots, occasionally easing 15 to 20 knots and veering southeasterly by afternoon
Seas inside the reef 1 to 3 ft… Outside the reef 5 to 9 ft.
Sea Surface Temperature: 18.5°C/65.3°F
High Tide:  5:34 p.m.
Sunrise:  7:21   sunset:  5:34