Meteo informs: ‘Some rainfall date for the past 24 hours’
WILLEMSTAD - It has been raining quite a bit the last few days. The Meteorological Department emitted the following data from their stations in some neighborhoods. Van Engelen 66.1 mm, Biesheuvel 58.2 mm, Onverwacht More...
Fire Department was busy last weekend
WILLEMSTAD - The rainy weather of last weekend gave the fire department enough work. 12 times it had to be dispatched because of fallen trees by a road or on roofs of houses. Houses were flooded at 6 addresses and More...
A weakened tropical storm Isaac to reach the Caribbean tomorrow
Updated to include tropical storm watches issued for St Martin and St Maarten in 2 p.m. NHC advisory. FLORIDA - Tropical Storm Isaac is on course to reach the Lesser Antilles tomorrow, but it won’t be at hurricane More...
Coming month will be very hot
WILLEMSTAD - The Meteorological Department warns of warmer weather than normal in the coming months. September and October are traditionally already hot months, but the expectation is that there will almost no wind. The More...
Tropical weather in the Netherlands unfavorable for Curaçao
WILLEMSTAD - Curacao can still suffer from the tropical weather in the Netherlands. Especially the last-minute bookers opt for holidays in Europe or stay at home, says the VakantieDiscounter. Outside Europe, the More...
Forecasters predict near-normal or above-normal activity this hurricane season
FLORIDA - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center is forecasting a 75 per cent chance that the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season, which begins on Friday, will be near- or More...
Region urged to brace for wetter than usual period of rain
BRIDGETOWN - A few days before the start of the 2018 Atlantic Hurricane season, the Barbados-based Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH) says the precipitation outlook trends to a usual or a More...
Roofs suffer from strong wind
WILLEMSTAD - The fire brigade had to be dispatched several times this weekend because of the strong wind. So strong that roofs were ripped off from houses. This happened on the St. Annaweg in Parera and at a house More...
Sea conditions impact cargo and cruise berthing operations in St. Maarten
PHILIPSBURG - The severe and unusual sea conditions in the North Eastern Caribbean on Monday impacted cargo and cruise operations at the Dr. A.C. Wathey Cruise & Cargo Facility as well as the Cole Bay depot More...
February this year already twice as wet as normal
WILLEMSTAD - According to the Meteorology Service of Curaçao (Meteo), there have been twice as much rain this month than normal in February. The rain is due to a cooler Antarctic Ocean around the equator. It is More...
