12 noon weather 28th July 2019

12:00 NOON WEATHER REPORT

DATE: 28TH JULY, 2019

FORECASTER: VIGIL SALTIBUS

PRESENT WEATHER AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS CLOUDY WITH THUNDERSTORMS.

PRESENT WEATHER AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT IS CLOUDY WITH LIGHT RAIN.

PRESENT TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS 26 C OR 79 F.

LAST NIGHT’S MINIMUM TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT WAS 26 C OR 79 F.

WIND AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS BLOWING FROM THE NORTHEAST AT 8 MPH OR 13 KM/H.

RAINFALL IN THE 24 HOUR PERIOD THAT ENDED AT 8:00 AM TODAY:

AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 15.5 MM       AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: 6.3 MM. 

TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH OF JULY SO FAR:

AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 94.4 MM       AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: 108.1 MM.

SUNSET TODAY: 6:33 PM.                                                     SUNRISE TOMORROW: 5:47 AM.        

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

WINDS WILL BE BLOWING FROM BETWEEN THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST NEAR 18 MPH OR 30 KM/H.

WEATHER: PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY SKIES WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. 

MOTORISTS AND PERSONS LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD REMAIN VIGILANT.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA

TIDES FOR CASTRIES HARBOUR: HIGH AT 1:44 PM…LOW AT 5:54 PM.

TIDES FOR VIEUX FORT BAY:   HIGH AT 2:51 PM…LOW AT 7:21 PM.

SEAS: MODERATE WITH WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET OR 1.2 TO 1.8 METRES.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

GENERALLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

THE TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED OVER THE LESSER ANTILLES WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE PERIODS OF CLOUDINESS, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND RAIN AS WELL AS ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN REGION DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

TWO OTHER TROPICAL WAVES LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC ARE MOVING WESTWARD NEAR 15 MPH OR 24 KM/H.

A FOURTH TROPICAL WAVE STILL OVER WESTERN AFRICA IS MOVING WESTWARD NEAR 12 MPH OR 19 KM/H.

TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED OVER THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS.