now, I don't usually look at that STJ weather forecast....

surfnh · Post by **surfnh** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 4:00 pm

but this is ridiculous!

We arrive next Saturday for 7 days.....it shows sunny all week this week, and total rain starting Saturday for 7 days!!!

ok, we've been there enough not to stress out about this, but really, c'mon, is someone just playing with our heads here????

Lovermont · Post by **Lovermont** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 4:27 pm

surfnh wrote:We arrive next Saturday for 7 days.....it shows sunny all week this week, and total rain starting Saturday for 7 days!!!

Well, you're right, you should know better than to be concerned about the weather.

This is the weather I got from weather.com for zip code 00831. It doesn't look bad at all. It'll be fine; really.

Swifty · Post by **Swifty** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 5:13 pm

We've been on STJ since last Tuesday 4/12. Accuweather forecasted either rain or showers every day but we've been able to dodge most of it. That's actually been part of the fun!

surfnh · Post by **surfnh** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 6:00 pm

Ha! That's it, I was looking at accuweather, should have looked at weather.com! First rule of thumb, always stick with most favorable forecast. Lets hope accuweather is not too accu!

It's funny, I'm always telling everyone else to ignore the STJ forecast.....but when it's affecting us, then we can't help but look.

cypressgirl · Post by **cypressgirl** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 7:19 pm

I'm arriving Sat. also, and have been checking the forcast even though after 20 years of visiting, I know better. I choose to pick the best possible forcast and not worry about it. At least there won't be a hurricane.

mindehankins · Post by **mindehankins** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 8:07 pm

Yikes! We're arriving next Saturday as well and am hoping that the island will get some overnight drought relief, but that the days will be sunny.
Keeping our fingers crossed!

Exit Zero · Post by **Exit Zero** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 1:31 am

I always recommend using a local site -- www.weathercarib.com
I know it has a lot of different connected sites but really unless there is some major system - and you will be able to see it on the satellite links - which you can put in motion - there will not be week of bad weather -- this site covers the Atlantic all the way to Africa if you want to look into the future - the NWS forecasts and discussions are very informative -- the radar is up to the minute live action - getting a simple POP from and Accuweather or other site is usually inclusive of Puerto Rico which has a very different micro climate and very different LOCAL weather than the very small and Much less elevation in the VI.

surfnh · Post by **surfnh** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 8:14 am

Exit Zero wrote:I always recommend using a local site -- www.weathercarib.com
I know it has a lot of different connected sites but really unless there is some major system - and you will be able to see it on the satellite links - which you can put in motion - there will not be week of bad weather -- this site covers the Atlantic all the way to Africa if you want to look into the future - the NWS forecasts and discussions are very informative -- the radar is up to the minute live action - getting a simple POP from and Accuweather or other site is usually inclusive of Puerto Rico which has a very different micro climate and very different LOCAL weather than the very small and Much less elevation in the VI.

Thanks. I've used this site in the past but couldn't find the link yesterday. Correct the discussion part is really good!

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