Automatic weather station to be built in Belize City

The Belize Weather Bureau today announced it is going to set up a state of the art observation platform in Belize City. The Bureau used the occasion of the forty eighth anniversary of the World Meteorological Organization to make the announcement. The new automatic weather station will compliment similar ones already in service at Half Moon Caye and Hunting Caye. The Weather Bureau says the platform will be built on the deep water pier next month and will serve as an important tool, providing information on sea level rise and weather conditions for both residents of the City and for ships approaching and leaving the port. The new observation platform will record a number of weather statistics, including temperature, atmospheric pressure, wind direction, humidity and rainfall. World Met Day this year was observed under the theme: “Weather, Oceans and Human Activity,” to maintain focus on the oceans as this year has been declared the International Year of the Ocean.