12:00 noon Weather report 18th July, 2020

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 18th July, 2020

Forecaster: Avlon Charlery

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24°C or 75°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 16 mph or 26 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 15.8 mm             At GFL Charles:20.1 mm

Total rainfall for the month of July so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 71.2 mm             At GFL Charles:61.7 mm

Sunset today: 6:35 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 17 mph

or 28 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Fair to occasionally cloudy skies with a few showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 3:09 pm…Low at 7:22 pm

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 4:16 pm…Low at 8:49 pm

Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to occasionally cloudy skies with widely scattered showers and possible isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Residual moisture and instability trailing a tropical wave will cause occasional cloudiness with shower and possible isolated thunderstorms.

Three tropical waves located over the western, Central and Eastern Tropical Atlantic are moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h.

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during

the next five days.