Date: 10th July, 2021
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at about 25 mph or 41 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 6.3 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: trace
Total rainfall for the month of July so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 67.1 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 64.2 mm.
Sunset today: 6:36 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:42 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 23 mph or37 km/h, with occasional gusts.
Weather: At first, fair to occasionally cloudy, windy and hazy with a few showers. Tonight, partly cloudy to cloudy and windy, with scattered light to moderate showers.
Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to exercise caution due to reduced air quality.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 4:58 pm… Low at 09:17 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 6:05 pm… Low at 10:44 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 5 to 8 feet or 1.5 to 2.4 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to locally rough seas, brisk winds and reduced visibility.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to occasionally cloudy, hazy and windy with a few scattered showers this afternoon. Tonight, partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered light to moderate showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High-Pressure system will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and locally rough seas around the Eastern Caribbean, during the next couple of days.
Weak unstable conditions ahead of a westward moving tropical wave, will cause a few scattered showers over the region today.
A tropical wave located over the western Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This wave is expected to begin affecting the region from tonight.
A second tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is 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. For information on the status of the La Soufriere volcano, visit the website and Facebook pages of UWI Seismic Centre and the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines National Emergency Management Organisation.