But if you're finding it hard bearing the heat, rest assured, cloudy weather is on the horizon and we should be seeing some showers over the weekend. But because of the El Niño event, you shouldn't be expecting a lot of rains to break up the heat.
So what does that mean for the hurricane season? We asked Young.
Shanea Young, Senior Climatologist, Nat'l MET Service
"For a hurricane to develop there are different factors. I've noticed that a lot of persons have been saying well, because it's very hot then that means that this season should be and like you should expect a lot of systems, but is just one component and it's not the air temperature, its actually the sea surface temperature."
"In the tropical Atlantic the sea surface temperatures are above normal, but there are several different factors; one of that is the wind shear. You typically need low wind shear for a tropical cyclone to develop and with the El Nino, that typically supresses and causes the wind shear to be high and that would rip apart the storms. So if the El Nino system develops, that should supress or hinder the development of any tropical system, but like I said it hasn't developed yet. When it does develop there isn't currently any indication of whether it will be a strong El Nino event. If it is a strong El Nino event, then it will be dryer and then you will have more frequency of droughts, but currently that strength of that system hasn't been determined. Not just by Belize, but overall, because whenever you're in the transition, its kinda either, or until the phenomenon starts to develop and then you would know whether or not there would be a strong or otherwise."
Reporter
"When is it expected to develop?"
Shanea Young, Senior Climatologist, Nat'l MET Service
"At least by the end of August we should be in an El Nino event."
