Date: 17th July, 2022
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with light showers.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24°C or 75°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 25 mph or 41 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 48.1 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 26.1 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of July so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 174.9 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 177.8 mm.
Sunset today: 6:36 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:44 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east-northeast and east near 23 mph or 37 km/h, with a few gusts.
Weather: Fair, hazy and breezy, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few showers.
Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to be vigilant.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 12:42 pm…High at 7:13 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 2:09 pm…High at 8:20 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 and locally rough seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy, with scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms over the southern Windward Islands and areas further south. Elsewhere, fair, hazy and breezy, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and locally rough seas across the Eastern Caribbean during the forecast period.
Moisture and instability in the wake of a tropical wave, will continue to cause periods of cloudiness, scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the southern portion of the region during the next 24 hours.
Another tropical wave located over the central tropical Atlantic is moving westward at 23 mph or 37 km/h. This wave is expected to affect the Lesser Antilles on Wednesday.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the tropical Atlantic during the next five days.