12:00 noon Weather Report 24th July, 2021

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 24th July, 2021

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is31°C or 88°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the southeast at 16 mph or 26 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.1 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 3.1 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of July so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 112.8 mm.       At GFL Charles Airport: 106.9 mm.    

Sunset today: 6:34 pm            Sunrise tomorrow:5:46 am  

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 14 mph or 22 km/h.

Weather: Fair and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers and a low to moderate chance of isolated thunderstorms.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 4:48 pm…Low at 09:19 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 5:55 pm…Low at 10:46 pm.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

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

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

The atmosphere over the Eastern Caribbean remains sufficiently moist and unstable to produce periods of cloudiness, scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms across the region over the weekend.

Saharan dust haze will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality around our region over the next 24 hours.

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