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Tropical Storm Dolly [image by NOAA]
The weather system that passed near Aruba has developed into Tropical Storm Dolly. This weather system started in the Atlantic Ocean as an unorganized low depression area. Initially it moved on a westward pattern at an average speed of 20 miles per hours. The system brushed the coastline of Venezuela [...]

Aruba’s weather is going to get busy [image by NOAA]
As an inhabitant of a Caribbean island I’m always vigilant to any weather system forming over the Caribbean Sea. Whether or not the weather system is close is irrelevant. From what I understand from National Hurricane Center’s data, a weather system is forming in the east [...]

View of Renaissance after a brief shower
The last week and a half the weather in Aruba has been relatively unstable. Due to disruption of the regular weather pattern because of a tropical wave, it has been raining unpredictably during the above mentioned period. The rain showers have been typically brief and during the early hours [...]

Hurricane Bertha’s path to Bermuda [image NOAA]
Just last week I wrote about it being a quiet hurricane season thus far and there is a storm named Bertha which has developed into a significant one. The preliminary predictions of the experts were that it probably wouldn’t make landfall, as it appeared to curl its way back [...]

Eagle Beach Sunset
Last Tuesday and Wednesday Aruba was surprised by a lot of rainfall. According to the local weather service, in less than 24 hours it rained more than double what it’s supposed to rain for the month of June (0.6 inches). Naturally the predictable comments start, such as “I taught it never rains in [...]

Last month I wrote a piece about hurricanes where I explain in details about hurricane activity - lack of activity rather - in the area. Now that hurricane season started yesterday the first of June people become interested in the topic as well. Due to the amount of requests I receive daily on this website [...]

When you decide to visit Aruba one thing you don’t have to worry about is the weather. Chances are the weather is going to be perfect.
In some advertisement there are claims that ‘it never rains in Aruba’, however your logic won’t allow you to believe that, right? I hope so. Indeed it doesn’t rain often, [...]