By Lindsay Tarbell (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #1) on Thursday, April 2, 2009 - 3:05 pm: |
My boyfriend and I are coming to Bonaire for the first time this next week and noticed the weather report looks a little bleak - rain the whole time we're there. Does anyone know how accurate this is, and what the report really means to a new visitor. For example, is are the clouds a good indicator of a miserable, overcast day, or are they typically more heat induced - kind of like in FL? Also with the rain...is it pretty standard to maybe have a good morning and a rainy afternoon and then it clears up and the cycle repeats? Any help deciphering the forecast would be greatly appreciated...and cross your fingers for warm, sunny weather next week!!!
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By Freddie {Moderator} (Moderator - Post #720) on Thursday, April 2, 2009 - 3:26 pm: |
Welcome Linda to Bonaire Talk,if you go to this LINK I think it says it all.. you might wake up to a wet sidewalk but mostly the clouds are gone by 9am.. If there is a shower it is like FL where it comes and then goes within minutes usually. I can just about guarantee you will have sunny days.. Enjoy your trip, and please post a trip report here when you return..In the mean time please take some time to read our posting policies that can be found HERE
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By Antony Bond (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #480) on Thursday, April 2, 2009 - 3:41 pm: |
Lindsay.
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By Ann Phelan - www.bonairebliss.com (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #3674) on Thursday, April 2, 2009 - 5:36 pm: |
We have not had rain in 6 weeks..maybe a little drizzle. It is very hot because we have no wind. The sun is shining brightly.
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By *****Patrick with sharks on Bonaire***** (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #3855) on Thursday, April 2, 2009 - 7:21 pm: |
Not as brightly as you Ann.
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By Sparty (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #230) on Thursday, April 2, 2009 - 10:43 pm: |
We just returned from 5 weeks on Bonaire and it rained numerous times, sometimes quite hard but usually less than a half hour at a time. Seemed like more clouds this year as well.
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By Brigitte Kley - Coco Palm Garden (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #796) on Friday, April 3, 2009 - 7:15 am: |
Where do you stay on Bonaire Sparty ?
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By Randy P (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #853) on Friday, April 3, 2009 - 10:31 am: |
I'm thinking it would be a rare event to have a rain storm that lasts all day, but it can happen. Since the island is only a few miles wide, it would take a very large, very slow moving weather condition like a full blown tropical storm etc. to cause a total 24 hour rain out.
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By Sparty (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #231) on Friday, April 3, 2009 - 12:42 pm: |
We stayed near the Marina/Eden Beach area. One night we left our car widows down and had soaked seats in the AM and numerous large puddles in the street.
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By Lorraine Meadows (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1265) on Saturday, April 4, 2009 - 2:35 pm: |
We've have been on Bonaire the end of May begining of June,(begining of the "rainy season") more or less, for quite some time now and it had rain very seldom, never all day.
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By Lizard0924 (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #323) on Sunday, April 5, 2009 - 10:41 am: |
We just got back yesterday and I didn't experience rain once during our entire stay. I saw what looked like rain clouds building far north some days, but we never felt a drop.
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By Lindsay Tarbell (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #2) on Friday, April 17, 2009 - 2:26 pm: |
Thanks for all of the feedback! We had a great time and the temp was PERFECT the whole week we were there!!! Not a single drop of rain. Definitely a location worth revisiting!!!
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