I'm so unbelievably annoyed at this too. My wife and I are arriving Thursday and staying until next Thursday. Our first vacation in 4 years and we come during probably the rainiest week of all time down there outside of hurricane season. :X Wish I could just cancel the trip altogether.

Maybe they'll be wrong and we'll get a few decent days.

Yeah, I know what you mean. Very, very frustrating. 🙁

Seriously? I've been watching the web cams and I am starting but trying not to freak...we arrive Saturday......I understand the weather forecast usually calls for rain each day but NOT all day every day. We are taking our anniversary trip in May instead of October because we seem to hit the bad weather in October (our actual anniversary)....even in VEGAS and ARUBA. Please tell the rain gods that the cisterns are full and the island is green.

So, how long does it take after the rains for the water to clear up for snorkeling...

Actually, I just checked again and the forecast has improved significantly since I last checked a few days ago. Not looking nearly as horrible as it was the last time I checked. Here's what I'm seeing now on accuweather.com:
http://www.accuweather.com/us/vi/saint-thomas/00801/forecast-month.asp

Last time I looked a few days ago it literally showed rain every single day of our stay, but this now looks more promising. Have hope everyone!

A quick question for those of you who live there or are familiar with the area: since it has rained SO much lately, should we even bother bringing our hiking shoes? My were hoping to spend 1-2 days on St. John hiking the trails in the park, but since it has rained so much lately I imagine they will be in terrible shape this week, right? Just curious if anybody knows if any of them are paved by chance, or at least made from packed stone. Any info would be appreciated. 🙂

It didn't rain constantly today and I'm very close to Sapphire - maybe half a mile away at most. We sorely needed some rain after what was almost designated an official drought and this won't last. In fact right now I can see the moon shining brightly with the skies just partially cloudy.

This site
www.weathercarib.com
is more accurate where our local weather is concerned.

Here's the Sapphire webcam:

www.sapphireinthesun.com

I'd definitely bring your hiking shoes. The ground is easily absorbing the water! Enjoy!

Thank you so much! I'm feeling much more optimistic now and very much looking forward to visiting your beautiful island 🙂

Still looking really bad for us for our entire trip. Yes, it's not raining now, but at night, who cares what it's doing? Let's switch this timing around and have the rain at night and the clear skies during the day. I'm going to keep hoping, but I'm not going to hold my breath that our trip will be saved. 🙁

NYBill wrote:
Actually, I just checked again and the forecast has improved significantly since I last checked a few days ago. Not looking nearly as horrible as it was the last time I checked. Here's what I'm seeing now on accuweather.com:
http://www.accuweather.com/us/vi/saint-thomas/00801/forecast-month.asp

Ugh, now the accuweather forecast changed overnight and is alot worse again this morning. 🙁

I'm going to stop looking at the weather forecast altogether now, as it's just driving me nuts and making me mad.:S

Wake up, Otterpup. At 7AM the sun is up under blue skies and I'm putting a load of wash in so it can dry outside today. Stop looking at accuweather!

I'll be more than happy to trade places with you, I'll take the rain on STT and you can go to work for me...LOL!!! Forget about the rain and enjoy your vacations with you family.

It's a beautiful day today! Sun is shining. Go to the beach! Enjoy!

yay!!!!! 3 days and a wakeup!

Gorgeous today 🙂

Pia

Thanks everybody 🙂

On one of my trips it rained five days straight - not quite all day but every day. If I remember that's when TD Noel formed over the territory. I found a place with Wifi right on the water and caught up on some of my reading with St John and BVI in the background. Beautiful view and very relaxing. Also hit some of the restaurants and bars, people watched and chatted with folks - in the east end and downtown. Even managed to ride the safari in between showers. But that's pretty much what I enjoy doing when I go somewhere so the rain wasn't a deal breaker. I understand that the rain is a disappointment for those whose heart is set on sunning on the beach. But there is still plenty to do and I rarely let a little rain get between me and a good time. 🙂

I'm praying to, we arrive tommorow and I too looked at the forcast and was upset. this is our 30th wedding anniversary vacation and 1st trip to the tropics. The weather here in Erie has also been unbelievable. 40's this week and just got to 60 today, but rain rain rain. So here's hoping by some miracle, it turns out to be beautiful !!!!

So Otterpup, how was your day today? It looked a little cloudy but quite gorgeous today on the Sapphire webcam. I've had it open all day on my desktop (yeah, I really need a vacation) 😀

Arriving around 3 tomorrow, can't wait!

I wouldn't cancel my trip to St. Thomas if I were you. The forecast is almost always wrong...when I bother to look, that is. Sunny today, even on Mountain Top! (..and I did check the forecast this week. "They" said it was going to rain.)

A few days ago I played tourist with my fiancee. We hopped from restaurant to shop dodging the raindrops. It was fun! I would've taken pictures, but we were laughing too much. Life isn't really about waiting for storms to pass, but learning how to dance in the rain, right? The sun is a little overrated. You only need about 10 mins of sun/ day.

Welp, that's my two cents and it's worth every penny! Enjoy the VI!!!

-Tara

One of the things I enjoyed while living there was really rainy days and nights. From the pitter-patter of the rain on the thin roof above you at night lulling you to sleep, to walking around in 80F heat with rain drenching you.

It is rare down there, and is an experience worth having.