12:00 pm weather report

12:00 Pm Weather Report

Date: 26th July, 2020

Forecaster:Emmanuel Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is Partly cloudy and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is Partly cloudy and hazy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 32°C or 90°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 28°C or 82°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 20 mph or

31 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport:  2.0 mm.  At GFL Charles Airport: nil.                  

Total rainfall for the month of July so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 88.4 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 79.7 mm

Sunset today: 6:34 pm.       Sunrise tomorrow: 5:46 am.    

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east northeast near 18 mph

or 30 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy, with a few showers at first, becoming

increasingly cloudy from tonight with some scattered showers and a chance of

thunderstorms.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 1:53 pm…High at 8:34 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 3:20 pm…High at 9:41 pm.

Seas: Moderate to Locally rough with waves and swells 6 to 7 feet or 1.8 to 2.1 metres.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy and hazy with a few showers at first. An increase in cloudiness with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms is expected from tonight.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A tropical wave is expected to generate some showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the region from tonight.

Another tropical wave over the central tropical Atlantic is moving westward at about 20 mph or 31 km/h. Gradual development of this system is possible and a Tropical Depression is likely to form within the next few days as the system nears the lesser Antilles.
Interests in the Lesser Antilles should monitor the progress of this system.