Date: 24th July, 2022
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 31°C or 88°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 13 mph or 20 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil. At GFL Charles Airport: 0.5 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of July so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 193.5 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 199.4 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:46 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:34 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the northeast near 16 mph or 26 km/h at first, becoming easterly near 18 mph or 30 km/h with gusts near showers after midnight.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy at first, becoming cloudy to overcast at times with scattered showers, some of which may be heavy, and a chance of isolated thunderstorms after midnight.
Residents and motorists in areas prone to flash flooding 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 6:10 pm…High at 12:56 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 7:37 pm…High at 2:03 am.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres at first, becoming moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly swells 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres during the night.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Generally cloudy with scattered showers, which may be heavy in some locations, and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the Leeward to central Windward Islands. Over the southern Windwards and areas further south, fair to partly cloudy with a few showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A tropical wave will cause cloudiness, showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the northern to central portions of the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.
A plume of Saharan dust haze will cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the region during the next few days.
Another tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 20 mph or 31 km/h.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next five days.