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Warm weather with chance of rain
Today’s weather report is sponsored by HOPE MEDIA (Radio & Television).
Punta Gorda, Toledo. Thursday, March 5, 2020. Warm and dry conditions are prevailing over our country this Thursday morning.
Then a gradual increase in moisture is expected starting late tonight.
For today (Thursday) it will be mostly sunny with little or no rainfall expected. There is the chance of an isolated thunderstorm over the Maya Mountains this evening.
Tonight will be partly cloudy with isolated showers or light rain mostly over the southern part of the country at first.
Winds over the open sea and along the coast are easterly to southeasterly at between 10- and 20 knots, gusting at times. Later, winds will become easterly to northeasterly at between 5 and 15 knots.
The sea state is moderate to rough. Operators of small craft are asked to exercise caution for occasionally gusty winds and rough seas.
High temperatures today will range from 88 degrees Fahrenheit along the coast to 97 degrees Fahrenheit inland. It will be a warm 84 degrees Fahrenheit up at the higher elevations of the Mountain Pine Ridge and along the Maya Mountains in the south.
The tides: a low tide occurs at 12:01 pm. A high tide follows at 6:21 pm.
The sun will set at 6 o’clock this evening. It will rise again at 6:07 am on Friday.
The moon rises at 2:03 pm.
The extended forecast, valid through to Saturday is for a few showers, periods of rain an isolated thunderstorms occurring over most areas of the country.
And that is a look at the weather with information provided by forecaster Angelia Guy at the Belize Weather Bureau.