Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°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 22 mph or 35 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm 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.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:45 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:35 pm.
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: Partly cloudy, hazy and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered 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: Low at 6:37 pm…High at 1:31 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 8:04 pm…High at 2:38 am.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 4 to 7 feet or 1.2 to 2.1 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to brisk winds, reduced visibility and locally rough seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy, hazy and breezy, occasionally becoming cloudy with widely scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moderate to brisk easterly winds and locally rough seas will continue around the Eastern Caribbean region during the forecast period.
Moisture and instability ahead of an approaching tropical wave, is expected to cause occasional cloudiness and scattered showers over the Eastern Caribbean islands from tonight.
An area of Saharan dust haze will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality around our region over the next few days.
Another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 20 mph or 31 km/h.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next five days.