Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair with showers nearby.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.
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 at 23 mph or 37 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: trace. At GFL Charles Airport: 0.9 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of July so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 114.1 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 121.3 mm.
Sunset today: 6:36 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:42 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.
Weather: Fair to occasionally cloudy, hazy and breezy, with a few scattered showers.
Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to take the necessary precautions.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 1:58 pm… Low at 5:54 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 3:05 pm… Low at 7:21 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and swells 5 to 8 feet or 1.5 to 2.4 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to brisk winds, reduced visibility and above normal seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy, occasionally becoming cloudy with some scattered showers over the southern Windward Islands and areas further south. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy hazy and breezy with a few brief showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and above normal seas across the Eastern Caribbean during the next few days.
A plume of Saharan dust haze will cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the Eastern Caribbean during the next couple of days.
A weak tropical wave will cause some scattered showers over the extreme southern portion of the region during the next 24 hours.
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.