12:00 noon Weather Report 18th July, 2022

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 18th July, 2022

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly 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 18 mph or 30 km/h

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

At Hewanorra Airport: Trace      At GFL Charles Airport: Trace   

Total rainfall for the month of July so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 174.9 mm   At GFL Charles Airport: 177.8 mm.

Sunset today: 6:35 pm.      Sunrise tomorrow: 5:44 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 today.

   Tomorrow, partly cloudy to cloudy at times with some scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 1:24 pm…High at 7:56 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 2:51 pm…High at 9:03 pm.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy with a few brief showers today, becoming occasionally cloudy with some scattered showers from tomorrow.

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 forecast period.

A surface to low level trough will generate an increase in cloudiness and some scattered showers across the southern part of the Lesser Antilles tomorrow.

A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h. This wave is expected to affect our region on Wednesday.

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