St. Croix: Sunshine, clouds, windy with a morning shower and a high of 87

CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will have a brief morning shower; otherwise, it will be windy at times with sunshine and clouds for a high of 87, AccuWeather said.

Tonight St. Croix will be breezy in the evening and partly cloudy overall for a low of 75, according to AccuWeather.

Beachgoers, pay attention to the surf zone forecast today, the National Weather Service said.

There is a high risk of “life-threatening” rip currents for Culebra, St. Croix and the northern and eastern sections of Puerto Rico, according to the NWS.

The rip current statement is in effect from 6:00 a.m. today until 6:00 on Monday, AccuWeather said.

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John F. McCarthy is a veteran journalist in the Caribbean, writing from the "Decision Space" where survival meets the surreal. His reporting steel was tempered by a lineage of legendary editors and broadcasters, including Ed Wynn Brant (The Bomb), Owen Eschenroder (Ann Arbor News), Lynelle Emanuel (BVI Beacon), and Charles Thanas (WSVI-TV). Alongside longtime colleague Kenneth C. "Casey" Clark, McCarthy has navigated the front lines of the territory’s history—from the 1997 volcanic "snow" to every major hurricane since Hugo. Known for leaning out of doorless helicopters to capture the "money shot," McCarthy now edits the V.I. Free Press, providing the essential link between the island's colonial past and its SpaceX future.