Passing of tropical wave, upper level trough will leave humid, wet conditions
SAN JUAN — Forecasters at the National Weather Service say we can expect humid and wet conditions today. The passage of a tropical wave and a upper level trough will…
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Caribbean braces for economic punch after season’s deadly first hurricane
KINGSTON — Leaders across the Caribbean were still tallying the financial toll wrought by the earliest Atlantic storm on record to intensify to the maximum Category 5 level, after it…
Small craft advisories go into effect from midnight tonight through Sunday
SAN JUAN — Excessive Heat conditions will persist throughout the weekend with heat indices above 108 degrees F across the islands. A dense plume of Saharan Dust will continue to…
Officials plead for $9 million in aid weeks after Hurricane Beryl devastated the southeast Caribbean
ST. GEORGE'S (AP) — People in the southeast Caribbean urgently need food, water and shelter nearly two weeks after Hurricane Beryl crushed the region as a Category 4 storm, officials said Thursday…
Excessive Heat Warnings in effect for today
SAN JUAN — A prominent Saharan Air Layer will reach the islands later today prompting hazy skies and decreased air quality with pulses continuing to arrive through Sunday. Excessive Heat…
2 tropical waves approaching the region; 1 expected to develop
SAN JUAN — An upper level trough and induced lower level trough will continue to move across the region today alongside a mass of relatively drier air. Hot, hazy and…
Upper level trough to bring low level moisture; rip current risk for St. Croix
SAN JUAN — An upper trough and associated induced low level trough just northeast of the region will approach the area today through Monday increasing low level moisture. Hot, hazy…
Tropical Wave brings ‘moisture field,’ urban flood advisory issued for St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A tropical wave and associated moisture field will continue to approach the islands bringing an increase in showers and thunderstorm activity across the region to start the…
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Here’s what seems to work in Miami to keep deaths down as temperatures soar
MIAMI (AP) — Despite a record 46-day streak of triple digit feels-like temperatures, Miami’s unprecedented brutal summer last year wasn’t that deadly, contrasting with the rest of the nation where…
Man in China caught smuggling 100 live snakes in his pants
Traveler stopped by customs as he sought to slip out of Hong Kong into the border city of Shenzhen BEIJING — A man has been caught trying to smuggle more…