MIO's weather forecast for Curaçao valid until Wednesday, July 23 at midnight (24:00 hours) local time.

Weather: On the remainder of Tuesday evening, skies over Curaçao will be generally partly cloudy. On Wednesday, July 23, our skies will be partly cloudy and briefly mostly cloudy. Except for possibly a brief and light shower over a couple of lations, our weather will stay generally dry.

Wind: Easterly, at force 3 to 4. Especially during daytime, occasionally up to force 5 to 6 in gusts.
(See an explanation of wind force farther below)

Temperatures: The low on Wednesday morning will drop to about 26 degrees Celsius. Wednesday's high will get to about 33 degrees Celsius during the early afternoon.

Outlook until Thursday midnight: Generally partly cloudy with little or no rain.

Explanation of wind force scale, also known as Beaufort Scale: 0 = Calm (less than 1 km/hr); 1 = Light Air (1 - 6 km/hr); 2 = Light Breeze (7 - 11 km/hr); 3 = Gentle Breeze (12 - 19 km/hr); 4 = Moderate Breeze (20 - 30 km/hr); 5 = Fresh Breeze (31 - 39 km/hr); 6 = Strong Breeze (40 - 50 km/hr); 7 = Near Gale (51 - 61 km/hr); 8 = Gale (62 - 74 km/hr); 9 = Strong Gale (75 - 87 km/hr); 10 = Storm (88 - 102 km/hr); 11 = Violent Storm (103 - 117 km/hr); 12 = Hurricane (More than 117 km/hr). Note: Forces 8 through 11 are also known as tropical storm force winds in the tropics.
(1 km/hr is 0.28 meters per second, 0.62 miles per hour or 0.54 knots).

Last updated on: Tuesday, July 22, 2008, at 23:30 hours, local time (23/03:30 UTC).