12 NOON WEATHER REPORT

Date: 25th July, 2022
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste


Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 4.6 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 12.2 mm
Total rainfall for the month of July so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 198.1 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 211.6 mm


Sunset today: 6:34 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:46 am


FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from east near 20 mph or 31 km/h, with a few gusts.
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy and hazy with some scattered showers.
Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to take the necessary precautions.


MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 2:55 pm… Low at 6:56 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 4:02 pm… Low at 8:23 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
Partly cloudy to cloudy and hazy with some scattered light to moderate
showers over the central and southern Windward Islands. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy and hazy skies with a few showers.


TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moisture and instability in the atmosphere over our region will cause some cloudy periods, with showers across the central and southern portions of the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.
A plume of Saharan dust haze will cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the region during the next few days.
A tropical wave located over the central 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.