6:00 pm Weather Report 10th July, 2020

6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 10th July, 2020

Forecaster: Avlon Charlery

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.

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 east northeast at 15 mph or 24 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport: 4.1 mm              

Total rainfall for the month of July so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 26.5 mm        

Sunset tomorrow: 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 23 mph or 37 km/h, with a few gusts.

Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy with some cloudy periods and occasional showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 6:48 am… Low at 1:36 pm

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 7:55 am… Low at 3:03 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 rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy, hazy and breezy becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers.   

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

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

Patches of low level clouds drifting over the region, will cause some scattered showers to develop over the islands during the forecast period.

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

A tropical wave located a few hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h. This wave is expected to affect the region by Saturday.