Saharan Dust Blankets Region; Expect More Hot Weather

John McCarthyPosted oninBreaking News, Caribbean News, Environmental News, Puerto Rico News, St. Croix News, St. John News, St. Thomas News

SAN JUAN — A hot and hazy day for the islands of Puerto Rico and the USVI as a Saharan Air Layer (Saharan Dust) continues to move across the region.

Weather conditions will mostly be dry with a slight chance of rain for Western PR during the afternoon. Breezy winds are also expected, strengthening throughout the day.

Un día caluroso y brumoso para Puerto Rico y las Islas Vírgenes Americanas a medida que una capa de aire del Sahara (polvo del Sahara) continúe moviéndose a través de la región.

Las condiciones del tiempo estarán mayormente secas con una probabilidad ligera de lluvia para el oeste de PR durante la tarde. También se esperan condiciones de brisa fuerte, fortaleciéndose a lo largo del día.

John McCarthy

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.