Today was another hot day similar to yesterday. A storm cell has developed north of Belmopan. Right now at 8:50 PM we are having strong gusts of wind. There is some signs of lightening and there was a heavy rain shower for about 7 minutes around 9 PM. There is a strong wind shear from the SW tearing the top off this cell and this may limit any further development. Rainfall from storm in Belmopan only about 7 mm. Heavier rain to the east and south.

This looks like a big storm but it is not. It is just a lot of water vapour in the upper air, very little of it is falling as rain. Total rainfall for the month of April for Belmopan was only 18 mm. Today was very hot, just over 100F. The landscape is turning a burnt brown colour. The total rainfall since the beginning of last November is only 58 cm or about 23 inches. Not a good situation.

Hot and dry weather of the dry season continues. Solar activity remains abnormally low.

A late season cold front passed across Belize last night. There was some lightening around but rainfall was scattered and very light in Belmopan. During the day there was a brief shower mid afternoon. Total rainfall for the period was only 9.0 mm. The hot, dry weather should return tomorrow. The total rainfall for the month of March 2013 was 63.5 mm or 2.5 inches which is a bit below normal.

The expected rainfall from the passage of a cold front has not occurred. Overnight and early this morning Belmopan received only 1 or 2 mm of rain, barely enough to dampen the ground. The chance of more rain in the next few days is low.

Storm cell rapidly developed to the north west of Belize. Will probably not move into my location and should weaken quickly in a few hours. The cell was generated by an approaching cold front advancing across the Gulf of Mexico.

The warm air started returning last night so the temperature is getting back to normal. Some upper air cells developed during the mid afternoon as shown in the image ( the orange patches) with the tops being shredded by a strong SW to NE wind shear.

The cold air mass has pushed deep into the southern region of Central America. This is keeping the night temperature pretty cool for this time of year. There is not yet any sign of the warm air returning.

Rainfall overnight due to approach of Cold Front measured to be 53 mm or just over 2 inches. Looks like the main area of the cold air mass will roll across the Gulf of Mexico to the north of the Yucatan. Belize will probably not get too cool.

A fairly strong Cold Front is pushing across the Gulf of Mexico and this has ploughed up a line of showers along the east side of the Yucatan. Some showers have reached as far south as Belmopan. Will check how much rain in the morning.