What's the weather like? - March 2017

[MLA]

El Cotillo... After a cloudy start the outlook is for a clear bright and breezy day, with temperatures expected in the high teens.

Tides:
2:46 AM      2.39 meters   (7.84 ft)   High Tide
6:39 AM            First Light
7:04 AM            Sunrise
8:54 AM            Moonset
8:57 AM      0.14 meters   (0.46 ft)   Low Tide
3:04 PM      2.26 meters   (7.42 ft)   High Tide
7:04 PM            Sunset
7:28 PM            Last Light
9:09 PM      0.21 meters   (0.69 ft)   Low Tide
9:50 PM            Moonrise


8.30am. Still lots of cloud here. It remains to be seen if it burns off, leaving a clear sunny day as forecast. Currently 18°C. with a slight breeze.





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9.15am. Quickly beginning to clear.

[Johnrgby2]

Caleta yesterday at 16:30







It has been a breezy day, wind not as strong as monday, but strong enough for you to want to stay out of it, Temp reached 30 C in the sun, but only 22 C out of it.

Today 07:30

A bright start. Temp 17 C

Sky 20% cloud cover

Wind Northerly 5/7 MPH

Visibility V good

Humidity 62%

Sea 5/7 Ft swell

Forecast:- Cloud to clear by midday temps to reach low 20,s wind to Move N/E and increase slightly.

10:30

It is starting to cloud over







it is now 11:10 It is starting to clear again, and looking North there is a lot of clear sky temp is 22 C wind has increased a little.

i was in Antigua at 08:15, very cloudy, and making a valiant attempt to rain, but by the time I left at 10:00 it had started to clear.

[MLA]

El Cotillo... Sun shining, gentle breeze, 16°C. The outlook is for a predominantly sunny day, with a chance of light showers mid afternoon. Temperatures expected in the high teens.

Tides:
3:19 AM      2.27 meters   (7.45 ft)   High Tide
6:38 AM            First Light
7:03 AM            Sunrise
9:28 AM      0.27 meters   (0.89 ft)   Low Tide
9:30 AM            Moonset
3:35 PM      2.16 meters   (7.09 ft)   High Tide
7:04 PM            Sunset
7:29 PM            Last Light
9:42 PM      0.34 meters   (1.12 ft)   Low Tide
10:42 PM            Moonrise


8.15am





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4.15pm. No rain, only a few fluffy white clouds and sunshine. A very pleasant day, temperature now 25°C.

[Johnrgby2]

Caleta
yesterday was a strange sort of day, not really as forecast, clouded over as the morning went on, and out of the sun it was relatively cool, temp reached 27 c mid afternoon, but that was in full sun.

Today 07:45

A very pleasant start.

Temp 19 c

Wind N 6/8 MPH

Sky 30% cloud

Humidity 62%

Visibility V good

sea 5/7 ft swell, but reasonably warm.





Forecast:- temp to reach low 20,s, cloud cover to remain about the same, wind to decrease 3/5 MPH and move N?e before turning southerly by early evening.
 

[MLA]

El Cotillo... After heavy rain around 2.30am, we have a fresh sunny morning here. The outlook, is for a clear sunny day, with a light breeze and temperatures in the high teens.

Tides:
3:51 AM      2.12 meters   (6.96 ft)   High Tide
6:36 AM            First Light
7:02 AM            Sunrise
10:00 AM      0.41 meters   (1.35 ft)   Low Tide
10:07 AM            Moonset
4:09 PM      2.04 meters   (6.69 ft)   High Tide
7:05 PM            Sunset
7:30 PM            Last Light
10:17 PM      0.48 meters   (1.57 ft)   Low Tide
11:34 PM            Moonrise

9.00am. Raining here now, with some large black clouds. Not sure where the outlook for a clear sunny day fits in?

9.15am Clearing again, little breeze. Temp 16°C.

[Johnrgby2]

Caleta 07:30

A bright start, no rain here, but some moisture on the terraces.

Temp 18 C.

Wind N 6/8 MPH

Cloud Some high scattered cloud

Humidity 65%

Visibility Excellent

Sea 3/4 Ft swell

Forecast :- A bright day with a light breeze Temp low 20<s with the possibilty of rain early evening.

[MLA]

El Cotillo... Mixed weather forecasted today. Sun, cloud, showers, sun, with a slight breeze. Temperatures expected in the high teens.

Tides:
4:25 AM      1.94 meters   (6.37 ft)   High Tide
6:35 AM            First Light
7:01 AM            Sunrise
10:33 AM      0.57 meters   (1.87 ft)   Low Tide
10:46 AM            Moonset
4:44 PM      1.89 meters   (6.20 ft)   High Tide
7:05 PM            Sunset
7:30 PM            Last Light
10:57 PM      0.64 meters   (2.10 ft)   Low Tide


8.00am Currently 15°C. A very slight breeze.

[Johnrgby2]

Caleta 07:30

A clear sky with the exception of some early morning haze.

Temp 18 C

Wind 3/5 MPH

Visibility  Fair

Humidity 60%

Sea 2/4 Ft swell.












Forecast:- a mix of sun and cloud with the chance of rain.

It is now 09:50 Temp reached 20 C, haze is burning off nicely, it is hard to sea where the rain is going to come from, although the wind is forecast to move Easterly then S/Westerly before returning N/easterly early evening so I suppose any thing can happen, but at this moment there is no wind whatsoever. 

[Johnrgby2]

Caleta 11:30

That is where the rain is going to come from!

[duncolm]

Left a perfect beach afternoon at Cotillo at 3pm to take family to the airport. Straight into a wild thunderstorm by the time we reached Tetir.

[MLA]

El Cotillo... It's been perfect all day here! One large dark cloud around 3.00pm which passed over.

Some pics taken earlier.






4.30pm Temp 26°C. No wind.

[Johnrgby2]

Caleta

Rained at 11:30 then cleared until 14:00 then a thunder storm at 14:30, rained on and off since, not heavily, but enough, just starting to clear at 17:45.

[Windermeregolfer]

Caleta

Rained at 11:30 then cleared until 14:00 then a thunder storm at 14:30, rained on and off since, not heavily, but enough, just starting to clear at 17:45.

John hope it wasn't as heavy as back in October?

[MLA]

El Cotillo... Looking at the various weather forecasts for Cotillo on the web, there seems to be mixed opinion on today's weather. Some say Sun others Rain.






Tides:
12:26 AM            Moonrise
5:06 AM      1.77 meters   (5.81 ft)   High Tide
6:34 AM            First Light
7:00 AM            Sunrise
11:16 AM      0.72 meters   (2.36 ft)   Low Tide
11:28 AM            Moonset
5:31 PM      1.75 meters   (5.74 ft)   High Tide
7:06 PM            Sunset
7:31 PM            Last Light
11:51 PM      0.79 meters   (2.59 ft)   Low Tide


8.00am. Currently the temperature is 15°C with a very slight breeze and a mix of blue sky and cloud.

[Johnrgby2]

Caleta

Rained at 11:30 then cleared until 14:00 then a thunder storm at 14:30, rained on and off since, not heavily, but enough, just starting to clear at 17:45.

No where near, more of a nuisance than any thing else, it seemed to get everything wet, then as it started to dry it would rain again
John hope it wasn't as heavy as back in October?

[Johnrgby2]

Caleta 07:30

Another bright start, no wind to speak of and only light cloud.









Temp 17 C

Sky high and light everywhere

Wind Northerly 1/2 MPH

Humidity 68%

Visibility Excellent

Sea 3/5 Ft swell

Fore cast :- Temp low 20,s  wind to increase late afternoon 8/10 MPH cloud to increase, with a strong possibility of rain early/mid afternoon.

It is now 09:45 The cloud has started to build, and overhead there is an ominous looking cloud, but looking North there is more cloud, but not as dark

[MLA]

El Cotillo... Still a mix of sun and cloud. Temperature up to 19°C.

10.00am

[Johnrgby2]

Caleta 13:30

We now have 100% cloud cover,  Northerly wind 9/11 MPH, and for the last 2 hours rumbles of thunder, but as yet no sign of rain.

[MLA]

Caleta 13:30

We now have 100% cloud cover,  Northerly wind 9/11 MPH, and for the last 2 hours rumbles of thunder, but as yet no sign of rain.

El Cotillo... Cloud coming in think and fast now, and have just heard some distant thunder. The wind has also picked up.

2.30pm

[Johnrgby2]

Caleta 15:15

Wind has eased, Temp still 19 C. thunder has moved off N/West, still no rain, but visibility has gone from excellent at 07:30 to poor now.

[Archer]

Lucky you! 
Gran Tarajal area: 2nd big thunderstorm in 2 days. Been going on now for 2hours and just beginning to subside. Garden flooded! 7mm recorded yesterday and far in excess of 10mm already today. Wind almost zero and temp went down to 13deg.
Beautiful sunny start at Oasis this am!

[Archer]

MLA. It's just stopped!! And it's gone back up to a balmy 15degs....

[MLA]

El Cotillo... After a cloudy start things should brighten up late morning, leaving a breezy, sunny day. Temperatures expected in the low 20's.

Tides:
1:16 AM            Moonrise
6:02 AM      1.62 meters   (5.32 ft)   High Tide
6:33 AM            First Light
6:59 AM            Sunrise
12:12 PM            Moonset
12:14 PM      0.86 meters   (2.82 ft)   Low Tide
3:58 PM            Last Quarter
6:39 PM      1.64 meters   (5.38 ft)   High Tide
7:07 PM            Sunset
7:31 PM            Last Light


7.00am





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8.25am. Clouds beginning to clear, temp 18°C. Sun out over the mountains.

[Johnrgby2]

Caleta Yesterday,s rain never materialised, and  best part  of the day was around 18:00 when the sky cleared somewhat and the temp hit 20 C

TODAY 07 :30

A cloudy start









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Temp 18 C

Wind Northerly 13/15 MPH

Sky 60% cloud

Humidity 62%

Visibility V good

Sea 4/5 Ft swell,

Forecast:- Wind to move N/easterly but speed not to change cloud to partly clear as day goes on, Temp to reach low 20,S.

It is now 10:00 Sky has started to clear temp is 23 C in the sun, but visibility has deteriorated markedly.

These photo,s were taken around 09:30, and visibilty was then V good

[Archer]

"Caleta Yesterday,s rain never materialised"
John, pretty amazing. Aemet reported 51mm of rain in Antigua yesterday and the Airport zero! This was aparently a record daily rainfall for the area.

[Johnrgby2]

"Caleta Yesterday,s rain never materialised"
John, pretty amazing. Aemet reported 51mm of rain in Antigua yesterday and the Airport zero! This was aparently a record daily rainfall for the area.

Well it might have rained in Antigua, but it did not rain in Caleta, which is not unusual.

[Archer]

As I said, lucky you! 
The sun only shines on the righteous.....
They're still mopping up in Tarajalejo and all the schools are closed.

[Johnrgby2]

As I said, lucky you! 
The sun only shines on the righteous.....
They're still mopping up in Tarajalejo and all the schools are closed.
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Strange place Antigua, I was there last Wednesday and it was trying valiantly to rain, I think its because its sandwiched between two lots of hills, I do not know about sun shining on the righteous it is more likely The Devil looking after his own.

[Johnrgby2]

Caleta 14:30

We now have a cloudless sky, Temp is 31 in the sun 23 C out of it with a N/Easterly wind 8/10 MPH, but he visibility is still not good.

[MLA]

El Cotillo... The outlook is for a mix of sun and cloud for most of the day, becoming totally overcast mid afternoon. Temperatures expected in the high teens. Breezy, with a northeast wind 16 to 20 mph, and gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tides:
2:06 AM            Moonrise
6:32 AM            First Light
6:57 AM            Sunrise
7:29 AM      1.53 meters   (5.02 ft)   High Tide
1:00 PM            Moonset
1:42 PM      0.92 meters   (3.02 ft)   Low Tide
7:07 PM            Sunset
7:32 PM            Last Light
8:15 PM      1.62 meters   (5.32 ft)   High Tide


7.15am. Slight breeze on top terrace, 17°C.