Staying at the Riu Palace May 7th. What to do/expect

[Arubalisa]

I checked the forecast for later this week/next week and I saw showers almost every day.

I have no clue which forecast you are looking at, but there is nothing wrong with this forecast http://tinyurl.com/23p296

May weather
Average high temperature 89 F.
Average low temperature 79 F.
Average temperature 83 F.
Average water temperature 81 F.
Average rainfall .55 inches (20.3 inches annual)
Average windspeed 18 mph

This is a scholar/technical paper http://www.weather.an/reports/documents/RainfallPrediction.pdf

"...during the rain season most precipitation is late at night and in the early morning, opposite to the usual tropical pattern..."
Just so folks know I don't pull this info out of a hat.

The paper breaks the rainy seasons down as:
February to May is dry season.
June to September is the "small rains" season.
October to January is the rain season.

A lot of rain showers occur over night and early morning. During the day you may have a passsing shower, it may be "showering" down the beach and sunny on the part of the beach where you are standing.

I posted this in response in another thread, but thought this was good info for this thread.

Aruba is a semi-arrid island which receives 21 inches of rain per year.

Also see http://www.aruba.com/forum/f7/weather-5608/index5.html#post138204

[Valencia214]

Thank you Arubalisa!!!!

[Chadd]

Probably this forecast
http://www.weather.com/outlook/trave...r/tenday/AUA:9
There may or may not be a shower on any given day but it will not be a long one and most of the day will be sunny and beautiful. weather.com shows the rain icon any time there is a 30% or greater chance of rain.

[Arubalisa]

Probably this forecast
http://www.weather.com/outlook/trave...r/tenday/AUA:9

The scariest forecast for an potential first time Aruba visitor.

[Sunny Beaches]

Do not worry about rain, when it starts you might not make it under cover before it stops!

[Valencia214]

That is absolutley fabulous!!!! Thank you all so much! Words cannot express how excited I am about my trip!!!