Cloudy with a touch of rain this afternoon, high 87

January 3, 2026

Lingering moisture will bring isolated to scattered showers, with brief heavy rain possible 🌧️⚡ and a limited flooding threat, mainly across interior and western/northwestern Puerto Rico this afternoon 🏞️.

A moderate rip current risk 🌊 continues along exposed beaches. Use caution near the surf, especially around jetties, reefs, and piers. 🚩

A pleasant weekend is expected across Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, great for outdoor activities.

However, some activities require extra caution, especially along Atlantic-facing and Atlantic-exposed beaches and waters.

Good weather doesn’t always mean safe waters.

Conditions can vary by coastline—stay alert and choose locations wisely.

Today St. Croix will be rather cloudy with a touch of rain in the afternoon and a high of 87, AccuWeather said.

Tonight St. Croix will experience partly cloudy conditions and a low of 70, according to AccuWeather.

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.