Partly sunny with a passing shower or two this morning, high 87

Mostly dry day ahead with a few brief showers around , the National Weather Service said.

Temperatures will reach the mid to upper 80’s across coastal and urban areas, and low to mid-80’s in the mountains, according to the NWS.

There is a low risk of rip current along the northern coastal areas of Puerto Rico, Culebra and St. Croix, the NWS said.

The risk of rip currents will likely increase by Thursday, according to the NWS.

**Google weather for St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands**

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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.