12:00 noon Weather Report

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy and hazy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 21 mph or 33 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport: 2.2 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 1.0 mm. 

Total rainfall for the month of July so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 23.2 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: 22.0 mm.

Sunset today: 6:36 pm.                Sunrise tomorrow: 5:42 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 22 mph or 35 km/h, with a few gusts.

Weather: Fair to occasionally cloudy, hazy and breezy with some scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 12:57 pm…High at 7:19 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 2:24 pm…High at 8:26 pm.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to brisk winds and above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to occasionally cloudy, hazy and breezy with some scattered showers.  

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and above normal seas around the Eastern Caribbean for the next few days.

A middle to upper level trough, together with patches of low level clouds drifting over the region, will cause some scattered showers to develop over the islands during the next 24 hours.

A plume of Saharan dust will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality over our region for the next couple of days.

A tropical wave located over the central tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This wave is expected to affect the region on Saturday.