Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 30°C or 86°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 8.7 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 9.0 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of July so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 46.7 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 50.4 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:40 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:36 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy with a few showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at present…High at 11:14 pm…Low at 6:17 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 6:06 pm…High at 12:21 am…Low at 7:44 am.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly cloudy with a few showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High Pressure System will cause generally fair conditions over the Eastern Caribbean region during the next 24 hours.
At 5:00 pm today, the centre of Tropical Storm Elsa was located near latitude 17.5 degrees north, longitude 73.9 degrees west or about 130 miles or 210 kilometres southwest of Port Au Prince, Haiti. Elsa is moving toward the west-northwest near 28 mph or 46 km/h and is expected to affect portions of the Greater Antilles and the eastern United States during the next five days.
Two tropical waves located over the 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.
The alert level at the La Soufriere volcano in Saint Vincent remains at Orange. Interests in Saint Lucia and the south-eastern Caribbean region are advised to continue monitoring official sources for updates.