Weather

  MULLET BAY -- Under sunny skies and perfectly manicured fairways, 64 golfers wearing Santa hats and dressed in colorful Santa outfits, took over Mullet Bay Golf Course on Saturday while participating in the 2018 annual Santa Scramble. The annual Santa Scramble tournament organized by the St. Maarten...

Hurricane Luis... Today marks exactly 20 years since Hurricane Luis wreaked havoc in St. Maarten(5-9-95)!  It was the 12th named storm, 6th hurricane, and 2nd major hurricane (above Cat. 3) of the 1995 Atlantic Hurricane Season. Quick Facts... The center (or eye) of Hurricane Luis passed about...

  SPECIAL BULLETIN: #2 DATE ISSUED: Saturday, November 03, 2018 TIME ISSUED: 07:00AM VALID UNTIL: Sunday, November 04, 2018 **  …A HEAVY RAINFALL WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ST. MAARTEN…  ** A Heavy Rainfall Watch is in effect through Sunday. Moisture and instability associated with a dissipating frontal boundary...

  Meteorological Department of St. Maarten DATE ISSUED: Friday, November 09, 2018 @ 06:00 LST (10:00 UTC) VALID UNTIL: Saturday morning (06:00 LST) November 10, 2018 WEATHER:   Today: Partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated showers and a chance of isolated thunder. Saturday: Partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated showers. Forecast High: 29°C...

  ~ ...St. Maarten and will be upgraded to a warning later today. ~ The Atlantic high-pressure ridge will continue to strengthen over the next few days generating brisk winds and hazardous marine conditions across the local area. Winds are expected to gradually increase later today, with...

AIRPORT -- A tropical wave is currently passing through the Eastern Caribbean, coupled with favorable upper level conditions over our local area and the accompanying surge of moisture will cause unsettled weather. As a result, cloudy skies, breezy conditions isolated showers, some of which could...

Wednesday's (late) 5pm Tropical Update: #Tropical #Storm #Matthew is currently located @ 13.8N 62.0W > about 300miles (485km) S of St. Maarten > about 65miles (110km) W of St. Lucia > about 480miles (775km) ENE of Curacao The bulk of the system will continue to pass south of the...

***UPDATE ***: Monday June 22, 2015 @ 18:00 DATE ISSUED: Monday June 22, 2015 @ 18:00 Lst (22:00 UTC) VALID UNTIL: Tuesday evening (18:00 Lst) June 23, 2015 WEATHER: Tonight: Cloudy with occasional showers, some of which may be moderate to heavy and a chance of isolated thunder. Tuesday: Mostly...

GOES-R, the first of NOAA’s highly advanced geostationary weather satellites, lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 6:42 pm EST today. The satellite will boost the nation’s weather observation network and NOAA’s prediction capabilities, leading to more accurate and timely forecasts, watches and warnings. In...

  Hurricane Irma is heading toward the Leeward Islands - preparations within the warning area should be rushed to completion. Irma is centered as of 8 p.m. AST/EDT about 450 miles (725 km) east of the Leeward Islands, moving toward the west near 13 mph...