St. Croix: Partly sunny, windy, passing shower or two, high 87

CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be partly sunny and windy with a passing shower or two in the afternoon and a high of 87, AccuWeather said.

Tonight St. Croix will experience party cloudy conditions with a low of 77, according to AccuWeather.

There is an elevated flood risk for the islands this afternoon, the National Weather Service said.

It will be “breezy along the coast,” according to the NWS.

We can expect a moderate risk of rip currents along most of the exposed coastal areas of the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, the NWS said.

We have a Small Craft Advisory for the islands until 12:00 p.m. today, according to the NWS.

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.