12:00 noon Weather Report 18th July, 2021

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 18th July, 2021

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy with showers nearby.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy with light haze.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F. 

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 21 mph or 33 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport: 1.6 mm     At GFL Charles Airport: 6.9 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of July so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 108.5 mm   At GFL Charles Airport: 98.7 mm.

Sunset today: 6:35 pm            Sunrise tomorrow: 5:44 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 21 mph or 33 km/h with occasional gusts.

Weather: Fair, hazy and breezy, occasionally becoming cloudy with some scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to take the necessary precautions due to poor air quality.

Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are advised to exercise caution.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at present… Low at 3:46 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 12:09 pm…Low at 5:13 pm.

Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy, hazy and breezy, occasionally becoming cloudy with some scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Moisture and instability in the wake of a tropical wave will continue to produce occasional cloudy periods with scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms, across the Eastern Caribbean region during the next 24 hours.

A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 9 mph or 15 km/h.

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next five days.