12:00 noon Weather Report 28th July, 2022

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with light haze.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with showers.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°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 20 mph or 31 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport: 6.1 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 1.0 mm

Total rainfall for the month of July so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 204.8 mm.       At GFL Charles Airport: 237.4 mm

Sunset today: 6:33 pm.                Sunrise tomorrow: 5:47 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the northeast and east near 20 mph or 31 km/h.

Weather: Fair and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with a few brief showers.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 4:26 pm. Low at 8:58 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:  High at 5:33 pm. Low at 10:25 pm.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Over the extreme southern Windward Islands and areas further south, partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers. Elsewhere, fair and hazy occasionally becoming cloudy with widely scattered, brief showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Weak unstable conditions trailing a low-level trough, will continue to cause some cloudy periods with scattered showers mainly over the extreme southern Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.

A tropical wave located over the western Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. This wave is expected to affect mainly the Leeward Islands from late Friday.

Another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 21 mph or 33 km/h.

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next five days.