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This week we will have warm days in Havana, with scattered showers in the afternoon due to the afternoon convection. Chance of rain will increase slightly with the approach of Tropical Storm Matthew, which may also bring some thunderstorms.

After finding four lifeless bodies belonging to the latest group of shipwrecked Cubans, the US Coast Guard suspended the search late Tuesday for the 20 persons missing at sea.

While it’s still early to tell, newly formed Tropical Storm Matthew churns in the far eastern Caribbean and may pose a threat to portions of Cuba by the beginning of next week.

Barack Obama appointed an ambassador to Cuba on Tuesday, in an effort to continue moving forward the new US policy with Cuba before he leaves office in less than four months.

The United States Coast Guard launched an operation by air and sea to try and locate possible survivors of a new Cuban tragedy, reported voanews.com.

Cuban President Raul Castro headed off to Cartagena, Colombia on Sunday to be present for today’s official signing of that country’s peace accords. Meanwhile, his chief adviser, Fidel Castro, 90, who no longer travels, received the visit of Chinese Prime Minister Li Kequiang at his home in Havana.

For this 7-day forecast it will expect high humidity and overcast days by the late morning. The chance of rain will increase from the early afternoon, and there will be likely some thunderstorms.

Jose Fernandez, the star pitcher for the Miami Marlins, died today in a boating accident in Miami Beach, confirmed his team. Fernandez, 24, came to the United States from Cuba when he was 14.