rain in the forecast!

[sunflwr19]

I am going to be in St. Thomas in a week. On weatherchannel.com, it says "showers," no sun in the little picture. Should I be worried, or is there a good chance it won't rain?

[The Islander]

Hello,

 

Don't worry about it. Our rain showers are usually brief and typically early morning. We haven't had much rain in the last 2 months so we really need it and most residents are hoping for rain... but I am sure you didn't want to hear that. :)

 

--Islander

http://www.*****

[herb]

On our last cruise, the weather channel painted a bleak picture. I beleive it rained one day for 10 minutes on entire cruise.

 

I don't listen or trust weatherchannel, weatherman, etc. I get up and look out the window. :D

 

Have a great cruise.....

[Laurab23]

On our last cruise, the weather channel painted a bleak picture. I beleive it rained one day for 10 minutes on entire cruise.

 

I don't listen or trust weatherchannel, weatherman, etc. I get up and look out the window. :D

 

Have a great cruise.....

 

The same with us last May on our cruise!

Laura

[traveller99]

I'd be worried. In fact, just give up and send the tickets to me, now.

#1 - the weather channel's forecast, out past 3 days is usually less than 50% accurate.

# 2- a few showers in St. Thomas, USVI, while on a cruise, has got to be better than either;

a-Work

OR

b-being at home

Think about the cruise and all the people you know that will be envious! Have a great cruise and... ENJOY!

ps. Let us know how the weather was...

[MamaParrotHead]

I know what you must be going through, I'm a worrywart myself. BUT, if I were you, I'd grab some of those cheap-o disposable rain ponchos, strap on your waterproof sandals and hit the pavement, rain or shine. have fun, those weather people are just the "snake oil salesman" of our time, I swear. even *I* could tell you on a given day we have a 50/50 chance of rain, LOL.:)

[stan wood]

We cruised in January and it rained every day but one. But when it's 80 degrees, who cares. You dry out in a couple minutes and the clouds kept the temperature down a bit and reduced sunburn. If you're from an area with a cooler climate, this can be a treat you never get to experience. I wouldn't worry about it, and as The Islander said, the showers are usually brief and can be very refreshing. I didn't even try to get under cover.

[sunflwr19]

thanks everyone, you made me feel much better. I don't care if it rains a part of the day; I am just worried about it raining all day.

[sunchaser025]

I'm glad somebody posted about this. Ive been checking weather.com every day to look for an improvement on the bleak forecast they have posted every day. So its good to hear they may have some rain during the day and it will clear up (especially since I read may is a rainy month out there.) I remember in florida it would rain every day in the late afternoon really hard for about 1/2 then stop. Does anyone who's been to the caribbean before know what time the daily rain takes place?

[The Islander]

Here in St. Thomas the rain shower is typically in the early morning, before sunrise. We have been getting rain over the last few days, some during the day and some during the night.

 

--Islander

http://www.*****

[showergirl5311b]

We were there this past November and it rained the entire day. It would stop for a bit and start again it did this all day long, It was very disappointing

[The Islander]

Hello Showergirl,

 

November is our rainiest month.

 

This page http://www.*****/usvi/weather.php contains avergage temps, rainfall by month and other weather information for the USVI.

 

--Islander

*****

[2Feathers]

Thanks for the link, Islander. I went to the "Severe Weather Potential" screen, and among the options for different types of severe weather are "Heavy Snow" and "Ice Build Up". Thankfully, the chance of either is shown as "minimal". One less thing to worry about for those of you cruising to St. Thomas.

 

We're heading to St. John for a 9-day land vacation in four weeks!!

[sunflwr19]

I was the OP that was sooo worried about the forecast. Well, we were there last week and there wasn't much to worry about. It did rain, but not much. We took a tour with Godfrey and it rained about 10 minutes and then rained in the afternoon for a little while. It didn't ruin our plans at all. So I was very pleased.

[sunchaser025]

Glad to hear it!

 

Islander, whats it been like this week so far?

[The Islander]

Its been sunny and hot today, was ok yesterday - clear skies.

 

--Islander

http://www.*****

[sunchaser025]

Hi islander, have you heard anything about the storm (Adrian) thats been mentioned on the main board? Have they determined if it will affect your area yet?

[The Islander]

Hello Sunchaser,

 

No affects from Adrian. Its hot today and a little overcast.

 

--Islander

http://www.*****

[kat1014]

Ok, we'll be there next week and the forecast is showing rain all week! :( Should I not worry? :confused:

[snorkelman]

I too will be there next week - but i am not worried.

 

The last few times we were in St. Thomas it rained in the morning but was sunny in the afternoon. The only place that rain really sucks is in cozumel because the streets have very poor drainage and they have small sidewalks.

[The Islander]

It was overcast with some rain yesterday. Has been overcast for a few days now. Its been quite humid/hot the last few days. Today its a beautiful day, sunny.

 

Can't do much about rain, so don't worry about it too much ;).

 

--Islander

http://www.*****