St. Croix: Partly sunny, breezy, showers, high 91

CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be partly sunny and breezy with a brief shower or two and a high of 91, AccuWeather said.

Tonight St. Croix will be clear early, then increasing clouds with a thunderstorm in spots late and a low of 79, according to AccuWeather.

There is an elevated flood risk this afternoon and we can expect heat indices above 100 degrees, the National Weather Service said.

Going to the beach? Take a look at the beach forecast and see which beaches are under low or moderate risk of rip currents. Remember that life-threatening rip currents are possible over beaches under moderate risk, always swim near a lifeguard.

A passing tropical wave will result in shower and thunderstorm activity beginning tonight until Sunday across the U.S. Virgin Islands and then Puerto Rico, according to the NWS.

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

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.