Officials give heat, rain warnings during weekly briefing

May 22, 2024 John McCarthy Breaking News, Environmental News, Puerto Rico News, St. Croix News, St. John News, St. Thomas News

CHRISTIANSTED — The territory is in for an alternatingly hot, rainy and hot again few days, officials said during a Government House briefing on Tuesday. From the National Weather Service, Ernesto Morales said the agency issued an extreme heat warning for the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico for the first time this year. That means heat indices — especially on St. Croix — above 108 degrees. “The good news — well, also the bad news — is that we’re going to have a break on this heat due to the rain we’re expecting,” he said. Most of that is expected between Wednesday and Thursday night, but there’s a chance that the rain will move north.