St. Croix: Mostly cloudy with a thunderstorm in spots, high 89

CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be mostly cloudy with a thunderstorm in spots and a high of 89, AccuWeather said.

Tonight St. Croix will be partly cloudy with a thunderstorm in spots this evening and a low of 79, according to AccuWeather.

A tropical wave will move across the region today, bringing an increase in rainfall and thunderstorms, the National Weather Service said.

Forecasters expect some urban and creek flooding as well as gusty winds, according to the NWS,

The tropical wave will continue to result in shower and thunderstorm activity through tonight across the U.S Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, the NWS said.

Localized urban and small stream flooding, gusty winds and thunderstorms are expected, 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.