Sunny to partly cloudy with a shower in places this afternoon, high 87

Life-threatening rip currents return today (Wednesday)

Valid: Wednesday through early Thursday

Issued: Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Dangerous rip currents are expected along north-facing beaches of Puerto Rico due to long-period swell.

Do not swim at high-risk beaches

Follow beach flags — stay on land

Check the beach forecast before you go

Don’t swim in high-risk areas
Follow flags

Today St. Croix will be sunny to partly cloudy with a shower in places this afternoon and a high of 87, AccuWeather said.

Tonight St. Croix will experience mainly clear conditions with a low of 68, according to AccuWeather.

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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.