Date: 18th July, 2022
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 31°C or 88°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 21 mph or 33 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm 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.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:44 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:35 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 20 mph or 31 km/h.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy with a few brief showers tonight into tomorrow morning, becoming partly cloudy to cloudy at times with some scattered showers thereafter.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 7:56 pm…Low at 1:51 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 9:03 pm…Low at 3:18 am.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to occasionally cloudy with a few brief showers tonight, becoming partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered showers, mainly over the southern Windward Islands and areas further south from tomorrow morning.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate moderate easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean during the forecast period.
A low-level trough will cause an increase in cloudiness and scattered showers mainly over the southern portion of the region tomorrow.
A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This wave is expected to affect our region on Wednesday.
Another tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is also moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next five days.