Date: 23rd July, 2022
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 3.1 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 2.1 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of July so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 193.5 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 198.9 mm.
Sunset today: 6:35 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:46 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 16 mph or 26 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy at times with a few showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 1:30 pm…Low at 5:19 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 2:37 pm…Low at 6:46 pm.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy, occasionally becoming cloudy with widely scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High-pressure system will continue to generate moderate easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean during the next few days.
A weak low-level trough will cause a few scattered showers over the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.
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 from early Monday.
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.