Should I be concerned?

[puffthefish]

I just checked the weather and it looks like there is high humidity and scattered showers all week. What is that all about? Will we still be able to do outside activities, or are the scattered showers going to prohibit that?

Thanks
Puff Fish

[TomFrederick]

>>> "looks like there is high humidity and scattered showers all week"
---- Never had high humidity in my many trips to Aruba as usually a nice breeze to cool you off. They(???) are always calling for scattered showers. Some are so short you can just stay under your beach hut as they go by. Once went for beer and was told by wife it rained.
Once at a beach restaurant/bar it rained so just took plate over to bar which was under cover. Aruba is a desert type island so rain happens but not that much.

[abj]

raind a couple of days that we were there. lasted the most of 15 min. they only get like 16" of rain all year.

[Cosmo]

I never even left the beach on the occasions that I was there when it rained

[Andrea J.]

puff
that is the standard forecast for aruba
yup the huidity is always high, 'cept we rarely notice it due to the comfortable trade winds.
also too, ignore the rain drops on the forecast
the showers are typically on the forecast
rarely is there a washout
a shower here and there, but usually nothing to ruin your day

lack of tradewinds is more of a concern.........when there is no wind, the air is very hot and humid

andrea

Originally Posted by puffthefish

I just checked the weather and it looks like there is high humidity and scattered showers all week. What is that all about? Will we still be able to do outside activities, or are the scattered showers going to prohibit that?

Thanks
Puff Fish

[puffthefish]

Whew. Thanks everyone, that really sets my mind at ease.
Here is the news I have heard this last week:
Shark spotted. (leaves everyone alone)
Oil slick on beach. (not on my beach)
Trade winds stopped. (restarted)
High humidity. (always)
Rainy forecast. (always)

Sometimes there can be too much info. I am just a bit high strung I think.

[Arubalisa]

Originally Posted by puffthefish

Trade winds stopped. (restarted)
High humidity. (always)
Rainy forecast. (always)

Sometimes there can be too much info. I am just a bit high strung I think.

http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/data/observations/metar/decoded/TNCA.TXT
"Queen Beatrix Airport, Aruba (TNCA) 12-30N 070-01W 33M
Aug 31, 2008 - 12:00 PM EDT / 2008.08.31 1600 UTC
Wind: from the SE (140 degrees) at 13 MPH (11 KT):0
Visibility: greater than 7 mile(s):0
Sky conditions: partly cloudy
Temperature: 89 F (32 C)
Heat index: 102.9 F (39.4 C):1
Dew Point: 78 F (26 C)
Relative Humidity: 70%
Pressure (altimeter): 29.80 in. Hg (1009 hPa):"

Pretty nice forecast

[jdoll]

Two years ago it rained on us everyday, but not once after 9am and before sunset. And it's always hot 'n humid; you just don't know it unless the trade winds stop. The only time I've experienced a prolonged lack of trade winds (and higher heat/humidity index's) was when a hurricane went thru the northern Caribbean and the trade winds were gone for several days. It still beat the heck out of being at home!!!

[puffthefish]

I am here now and it is HOT. A lot of the locals even mention it. In spite of that, we are having a blast.

[Arubalisa]

Originally Posted by puffthefish

I am here now and it is HOT. A lot of the locals even mention it. In spite of that, we are having a blast.

More Balashi and more swimming! Not much wind again today

"Sep 02, 2008 - 03:00 PM EDT / 2008.09.02 1900 UTC
Wind: from the SW (230 degrees) at 7 MPH (6 KT):0
Visibility: greater than 7 mile(s):0
Sky conditions: mostly clear
Temperature: 91 F (33 C)
Heat index: 106.2 F (41.2 C):1"
http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/data/observations/metar/decoded/TNCA.TXT