Big Lightening Storm

Around 3PM a cluster of thunderstorms rapidly developed over the Yucatan including Belize. The storm cells exploded into an area of very dry air. As a result there was a spectacular display of lightening due the static electrical discharges. At one point, lightening strikes were seconds apart. This violent display lasted for about 15 minutes. By 4PM the storm had pretty well dissipated. There was not a lot of rainfall associated with the storm due to the dry conditions. I measured only about 6mm here in Belmopan. There were no significant winds. There were reports of hail south and west of Belmopan. Most likely this so called hail was a wrongly reported and what actually was falling from the sky was really Ice Pellets. In spite of the storm, there was no disruption of electrical power here in Belmopan. However, there were some reports of electronic devices being destroyed.

Daytime temperature now reaching 36C
Humidity increasing.
Sky becoming very hazy due to increase in water vapour.
Image shows that the weather over the Caribbean is becoming less dry.

Moisture in the Caribbean has been increasing.
However there is a strong wind shear from the south west which is limiting convection.
There were some brief showers over Belize this morning.
Measured 7.7 mm at my location in Belmopan.

Continuing Hot and Dry.
For the past 4 days it has been cooler at sunrise with smoke from seasonal bush wild fires trapped at ground level due to temperature inversion. The smoke clears once the ground heats up and the wind begins to increase, usually by 7:30.
We are now at the worst of the dry season with daytime temperature of 34C under clear sky.

Continuing Hot & Dry
No sign of change

Mexico and Central America experiencing Hot and Very Dry weather.
Humidity Low. Vegetation already showing signs of stress.

A rain shower high up in the clouds produced this bright rainbow at 5PM about 1 hour before sunset. There was very little rain at ground level.

Warm dry weather has returned after last weeks wet weather.

A band of showers passed across Belize between 2 and 4 in the afternoon.
Belmopan received 55 mm (2.2 in) of rainfall.
This rain was a welcome relief from the very dry weather over the past few months.
Another band of rain is approaching from the east which may produce some more rainfall after midnight or tomorrow morning (see image).

The previous cold front has broken apart and is moving rapidly off to the east.
Today was sunny and a little cooler.
Only a trace of rain was measured due to the passage of the Squall and Cold Front.

Weather Last Night

The Image shows the approaching Squall.

The Squall Line associated with the cold front passed through Belmopan about 7:45 PM local time accompanied by some Lightening and light rain.

Parts of Belmopan experienced strong gusts of wind with the passage of the Squall. Some garbage cans were blown about.