St. Croix: Mix of sun and clouds, breezy morning, a brief shower or 2, high 89

CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be breezy in the morning with a brief shower or two; otherwise, a blend of sun and clouds for a high of 89. AccuWeather said.

Tonight St. Croix will be partly cloudy with a low of 76, according to AccuWeather.

A frontal boundary will approach our region, increasing the potential for shower activity starting today, the National Weather Service said.

A fading northeasterly swell will promote life-threatening rip currents today, according to the NWS.

A High Rip Current Risk is in effect through this afternoon, the NWS 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.