FORECASTER: WEBSTER GAJADHAR
PRESENT WEATHER AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS OVERCAST WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
PRESENT WEATHER AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT IS CLOUDY.
PRESENT TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS 27 C OR 81 F.
TODAY’S MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT WAS 32 C OR 90 F.
WIND AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS BLOWING FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH OR 31 KM/H.
RAINFALL IN THE 24 HOUR PERIOD THAT ENDED AT 2:00 PM TODAY:
AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 0.9 MM. AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: 4.2 MM.
TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH OF JULY SO FAR:
AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 34.1 MM. AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: 24.6 MM.
SUNRISE TOMORROW: 5:41 AM.
SUNSET TOMORROW: 6:36 PM.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
WINDS WILL BE BLOWING FROM BETWEEN THE EAST AND EAST-SOUTHEAST NEAR 23 MPH OR 37 KM/H, WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS.
WEATHER: PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY, HAZY AND BREEZY, WITH SOME SCATTERED LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH A GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT EXPECTED TOMORROW. AN INCREASE IN DUST HAZE ACCOMPANIED BY BRISK WINDS IS EXPECTED FROM TOMORROW MORNING.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
TIDES FOR CASTRIES HARBOUR: HIGH AT 9:04 PM…LOW AT 3:04 AM.
TIDES FOR VIEUX FORT BAY: HIGH AT 10:11 PM…LOW AT 4:31 AM.
SEAS: MODERATE TO LOCALLY ROUGH WITH WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET OR 1.5 TO 2.4 METRES.
SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS AND SEA BATHERS ARE ADVISED TO EXERCISE CAUTION DUE TO ABOVE NORMAL SEAS, BRISK WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY, HAZY AND BREEZY WITH SOME SCATTERED LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND AREAS FURTHER SOUTH. OVER THE LEEWARDS, PARTLY CLOUDY, HAZY AND BREEZY WITH A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A TROPICAL WAVE WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE CLOUDINESS WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE REGION TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW. A LARGE PLUME OF SAHARAN DUST TRAILING THIS TROPICAL WAVE IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE A REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY AROUND THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN FROM TOMORROW MORNING.
THREE OTHER TROPICAL WAVES LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL, EASTERN AND FAR EASTERN TROPICAL ATLANTIC ARE MOVING WESTWARD AT ABOUT 17 MPH OR 28 KM/H.
TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED OVER THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC DURING THE NEXT 2 DAYS.