Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is 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-northeast at about 23 mph or 37 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 1.2 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: Trace.
Total rainfall for the month of July so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 83.2 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 78.6 mm.
Sunset today: 6:36 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:43 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 21 mph or 33 km/h, with a few gusts.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and hazy with a few isolated showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 6:13 pm… Low at 10:45 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 7:20 pm… Low at 12:12 am.
Seas: Locally rough with waves and swells 6 to 8 feet or 1.8 to 2.4 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to brisk winds and locally rough seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy, hazy and windy with a few showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will generate brisk easterly winds and rough seas around the Eastern Caribbean region during the next 24 hours. Shallow cloud patches drifting along this wind flow will cause a few showers over our region during the forecast period.
Two tropical waves located over the western and central Tropical Atlantic are moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h and 20 mph or 31 km/h, respectively.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next five days.