6:00 pm Weather Report 25th July, 2022

Date: 25th July, 2022

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy and hazy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 30°C or 86°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 2:00 pm today:

At Hewanorra Airport: 4.6 mm     At GFL Charles Airport: 23.1 mm      

Total rainfall for the month of July so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 198.1 mm   At GFL Charles Airport: 222.5 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 east near 18 mph or 30 km/h.

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: Low at 6:56 pm… High at 1:42 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 8:23 pm… High at 2:49 am.

Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

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 couple of 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.