Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east 23 mph or 37 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: Trace.
Total rainfall for the month of July so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 60.8 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 from the east near 23 mph or 37 km/h, with a few gusts.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy, hazy and windy with a few 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 09:11 am… High at 3:45 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 10:38 am… High at 4:52 pm.
Seas: Locally rough with waves 6 to 8 feet or 1.8 to 2.4 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas, brisk winds and reduced visibility.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms over the extreme southern Lesser Antilles. Elsewhere, Fair to partly cloudy, hazy and windy with a few showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High Pressure system will generate moderate to brisk easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean region during the next few days. Low level cloud patches drifting along this wind flow, will cause a few scattered showers over the region during the forecast period.
A weak tropical wave will cause some cloudy periods with showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms mainly over Trinidad and Tobago during the next 24 hours.
Two other tropical waves located over the eastern and far eastern Tropical Atlantic are moving westward near 15 mph or 24 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.