Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy with showers nearby.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east 21 mph or 33 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 1.6 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 0.2 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of July so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 48.3 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 56.9 mm.
Sunset today: 6:36 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:41 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing the east near 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Weather: Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 1:46 pm…Low at 6:05 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 2:53 pm…Low at 7:32 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with some scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms mainly over the southern Windward Islands and areas further south.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moist and unstable conditions over the Eastern Caribbean, will cause occasional cloudiness with some scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms mainly over the extreme southern portion of the region today.
A tropical wave located a few hundred miles east of the southern Windward Islands will produce cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms over the southern half of our region from tonight into tomorrow.
Another tropical wave located over the central tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the tropical Atlantic during the next 5 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.