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St. Maarten Weather forecast, St. Martin Weather forecast, tropical weather, hurricane watches, hurricane warnings, hurricane advisories, satellite images, radar loops, spaghetti models, Caribbean
Page features updated 12/10/23
This entire page is constantly & automatically updated during hurricane season, 24/7
NOTE: We have stretched the boundaries of this page to bring you larger images.
Many current maps and satellite images follow on this continuously updated page. Here are some highlights:
- FEMA instruction on hurricane preparedness
- Please excuse the odd appearance of this page. We stretched it to enable you to see rather large images.
- Download the NHC's Official Hurricane Chart:
The exact charts used by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) are available for download from the NHC here. Select "Atlantic" and you're good to go. You can print out the chart and use it repeatedly, or simply print a bunch of them and use one for each storm that may approach an area of interest -- like, SXM. Bear in mind that this hurricane season may well be frontloaded — so you might want to print a few of these now and not save doing that for later.
Brief Introduction:
This page gives you a number of
current still radar images and radar loops (below), and it now
directly
publishes forecasts
from the National Hurricane Center. Be aware, however, that if a storm is approaching your
area, never rely on any
website as your primary source of information. Always heed
advisories from local authorities.
This website is for informational
purposes only.
Information sources:
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During hurricane season, see
meteorologist Rob Lightbown's Atlantic Tropical Weather Discussion & Advisories at
www.crownweather.com. The small fee is well worth it.
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Current St. Maarten / St. Martin Watches, Warnings, or Advisories: http://www.meteosxm.com/weather/advisories/
Current St. Maarten Forecast: http://www.meteosxm.com/weather/forecast/
French West Indies Current Radar: http://www.meteofrance.gp/previsions-meteo-antilles-guyane/animation/satellite/antilles-guyane
Current St. Maarten / St. Martin Weather & Forecast:
Click for the SXM weather forecast
The above observation from Cole Bay is live and real-time and usually works.
2024 Hurricane Names: Alberto Beryl Chris Debby Ernesto Francine Gordon Helene Isaac Joyce Kirk Leslie Milton Nadine Oscar Patty Rafael Sara Tony Valerie William.
Permanently retired hurricane names are listed here.
The 2024 hurricane season begins June 1 and ends November 30, but the NHC will start issuing tropical weather updates on May 15 since in recent years storms have been forming earlier.
More on hurricane names is here.
REAL-TIME HURRICANE NEWS FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER:
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CURRENT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
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CURRENT / MOST RECENT TROPICAL STORM & HURRICANE
ADVISORIES
AND FORECAST TRACKS
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If there are no current storms, the most recent storm still appears.
Currently active storms are listed below, boldfaced.
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CURRENT TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION
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(Click this link only if you're a weather geek -- lots of info here)
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CURRENT SXM AND US- RELATED SATELLITE IMAGES
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Current Weather Images: All maps are
satellite images, updated as frequently as every half hour, courtesy of
NOAA unless otherwise noted.
If you see no images, the NOAA server is
down.
IMPORTANT! If you come back in a couple of hours to recheck these
images to see where storms are moving (and how fast), when
the image
loads check the upper left corner. It tells you the date and Greenwich
Mean Time (GMT) of the image (time + Zulu, indicating
GMT). If the
time hasn't changed since you last viewed the image, click your
browser's REFRESH button. Then you'll get the new image.
(In the
name of efficiency, browsers store files -- even ones which update
around the clock.)
Again, if an image fails to appear here, the
weather
site is down.
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GRAPHICAL TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK:
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WATER VAPOR SATELLITE IMAGES
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REGIONAL WEATHER RADAR (when available; from San Juan Airport)
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WIND ANALYSIS
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Live Current Tropical Atlantic Satellite Image
Current Infrared Satellite -- Western Atlantic / Caribbean (NEW)
Puerto Rico Region Infrared Satellite Image (when available; often nonfunctional)
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We publish current images direct from NOAA; if no image appears,
that because there is none from NOAA at the moment.
Meteo France Current Satellite
Current Atlantic Hurricane / Storm Map
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NEW: CARIBBEAN ANIMATED SATELLITE IMAGE
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Marine Graphic - Prospectively Developing or Developed Subtropical Storms, Tropical Storms, and Hurricanes
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Currently Active Atlantic / Caribbean Tropical Cyclones
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2024 Storms
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Storms Crossing Africa East to West . . .
During the Cape Verde Season (mid August to mid October), Significant Atlantic Tropical Waves Are Born Here
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Tropical Waves Exiting the African Coast
During the "Cape Verde" (NHC now calls it Cabo Verde) season from August through mid October, this
is where storms threatening SXM usually come from. Waves move east to
west just north of the "Intertropical Convergence Zone" (ITCZ). Focus on
storms between 10 and 20 degrees north.... Starting in late July,
"shearing"
winds over the tropical Atlantic begin to diminish, heralding
the beginning of the Cape Verde season. Its peak is September. Satellite
photos update constantly.
Atlantic Basin Water Vapor Imagery
Why is this significant? Storms encountering dry air tend to lose strength; those traveling in moist air can maintain or gain strength, depending on other conditions.
Current Southeast U. S. A., Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico Satellite Image
A US Continental Weather Satellite Image, of interest
when the US Gulf or East Coast is threatened by any storms -- year round:
Atlantic / Caribbean / Gulf of Mexico
Tropical Storm & Hurricane Forecast Models/Map(s):
Atlantic / Caribbean / Gulf Coast Tropical Storm & Hurricane
Forecast Models: Images May or May Not Appear; Multiple Images Cover
Multiple
Storms (updated for each storm; courtesy South Florida Water Management District.)
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Current Caribbean Tropical Weather Activities (Radar Loop)
CLICK LINK FOR RADAR LOOP:
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/east/tatl/flash-vis.html
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