Intervals of clouds and sunshine, breezy, a shower this morning, high 84

CHRISTIANSTED — St. Croix will see a shower in places this morning; otherwise, it will be breezy with intervals of clouds and sunshine and a high of 84, AccuWeather said.

Tonight St. Croix will be mainly clear with a low of 69, according to a=AccuWeather.

For the rest of the region, breezy, dry, and slightly warm conditions will prevail, the National Weather Service said.

If you are heading to the beach today, you have to watch out for rip currents, according to the NWS.

Hazardous marine and coastal conditions exist today. Exercise caution if heading to sea or the beach.

Wondering if it’s going to rain this workweek? Check out the weather outlook for your municipality here.

Meanwhile, NEXRAD Radar will be out for maintenance today, the NWS said.

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.