Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°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-northeast at 21 mph or 33 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.9 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 0.4 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of July so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 111.2 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 109.8 mm.
Sunset today: 6:36 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:40 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 20 mph or 31 km/h.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few brief showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 1:21 pm… High at 7:59 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 2:48 pm… High at 9:06 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 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 and above normal seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly cloudy skies with some widely scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic high-pressure system will generate moderate to brisk easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean region. Patches of low-level clouds drifting along this wind flow, will cause a few scattered showers over the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.
A weak tropical wave located over the western Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 23 mph or 37 km/h. This wave is expected to affect, mainly the southern portion of the region from tomorrow.
Another tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is also moving westward near 23 mph or 37 km/h.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the tropical Atlantic during the next five days.