CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be mostly cloudy and breezy with a thunderstorm or two in spots in the afternoon and a high of 89, AccuWeather said.
Tonight St. Croix will experience partly cloudy conditions and a low of 77, according to AccuWeather.
The breezy conditions will produce a moderate risk of rip currents in Vieques, Culebra, and St. Croix and along the northern, eastern and southeastern beaches of Puerto Rico, the National Weather Service said.
“Beachgoers, please use caution while vising the local beaches this week,” the NWS said on X and Facebook.
A dense plume of Saharan dust is expected to impact the U.S. Virgin islands and Puerto Rico today through early Wednesday, according to the NWS.
Hazy skies and reduced air quality is anticipated with the entrance of these particles. Take your own precautions!