12:00 noon Weather Report 15th July, 2020

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 15th July, 2020

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

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-southeast at 15 mph or

24 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.3 mm     At GFL Charles Airport: 1.2 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of July so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 50.0 mm    At GFL Charles Airport: 40.2 mm.

Sunset today: 6:36 pm            Sunrise tomorrow: 5:44 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 14 mph or 23 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Generally fair skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with some          scattered overnight moderate showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 12:36 pm…Low at 5:09 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 01:43 pm…Low at 6:36 pm.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 2 to 5 feet or 0.6 to 1.5 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Generally fair skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few showers.  A plume of dust haze continues to linger across the far southern Windward Islands and a reduction in air quality and visibility will persist over those islands.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

The Atlantic High Pressure System will generate light to moderate easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean region for the next few days.

A weak trough system will cause occasional cloudy periods with some scattered showers around the Eastern Caribbean islands during the next 24 hours.

Three tropical waves located over the Central, Eastern and far Eastern Tropical Atlantic are all moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h.

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next five days.