12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 15th July, 2022
Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 28 mph or 44 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 4.3 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 11.1 mm
Total rainfall for the month of July so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 123.4 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 141.3 mm
Sunset today: 6:36 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:43 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 23 mph or 37 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy, hazy and breezy becoming cloudy at times some scattered showers and a 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 5:49 pm… Low at 10:30 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 12:43 pm… High at 6:56 pm
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 5 to 7 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to brisk winds and locally rough seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly over the southern half of the region. Elsewhere fair to partly cloudy, hazy and breezy with a few showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean during the forecast period.
A tropical wave, will continue to cause some cloudiness and showers mainly over the southern portion of the region during the forecast period.
Another tropical wave located over the western tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 21 mph or 33 km/h. This system is expected to cause cloudiness and shower activity over the islands from tomorrow.
A third tropical wave located over the far eastern tropical Atlantic is moving westward at about 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next five (5) days.