Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
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 24 mph or 39 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 12.3 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 6.7 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of July so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 60.8 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 63.6 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, hazy and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.
Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to exercise caution due to poor air quality.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 6:45 pm… High at 1:21 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 8:12 pm… High at 2:28 am.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Generally cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms, over
the extreme southern Windward Islands and areas further south. Elsewhere, partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy and hazy with a few scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A tropical wave will continue to cause cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms over the extreme southern portion of the region during the next 24 hours.
The Atlantic High Pressure system will generate moderate to brisk easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean region during the next couple of days. Low level cloud patches drifting along this wind flow, will cause some scattered showers over the remainder of the region during the forecast period.
Two other tropical waves located over the central and eastern Tropical Atlantic are moving westward near 23 mph or 37 km/h and 15 mph or 24 km/h respectively.
Saharan dust haze will cause a reduction in visibility and air quality around our region during the next few days.
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.