Date: 05th July, 2021
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 30°C or 86°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.2 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 0.2 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of July so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 48.5 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 56.9 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:41 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:36 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 20 mph or 31 km/h, with a few gusts.
Weather: Partly cloudy 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: Low at 6:05 pm…High at 12:40 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 7:32 pm…High at 01:47 am.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms, mainly over the southern Windward Islands and areas further south.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
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 late tonight into tomorrow.
Two other tropical waves located over the central and far eastern Tropical Atlantic are moving westward near 20 and 15 mph or 31 and 24 km/h, respectively.
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.