12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 21st July, 2021
Forecaster: Thomas Auguste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is30°C or 86°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°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: nil. At GFL Charles Airport: trace.
Total rainfall for the month of July so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 111.7 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 100.2 mm.
Sunset today: 6:35 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:45 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 occasional gusts.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy, hazy and breezy with a few showers today. An increase in cloudiness and showers is expected tomorrow.
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 2:40 pm… Low at 6:37 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 3:47 pm… Low at 8:04 pm.
Seas: Moderate to with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair, hazy and breezy, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moderate to brisk easterly winds will continue across the Eastern Caribbean region for the next few days.
An area of moderate Saharan dust haze will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality around our region over the next couple of days.
A tropical wave located a few hundred miles east of our region is expected to cause an increase in cloudiness and showers over the Eastern Caribbean islands from tomorrow afternoon into Friday.
Another 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 five days.