Date: 29th July, 2022
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
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-northeast at 14 mph or 22 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: trace. At GFL Charles Airport: 0.6 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of July so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 204.8 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 238.0 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 east-northeast and east-southeast near 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy and hazy, with some scattered showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 4:57 pm…Low at 9:38 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 6:04 pm…Low at 11:05 pm.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Over the Leeward to central Windward Islands, partly cloudy to cloudy and hazy with scattered showers. Further south, generally fair and hazy today, becoming mostly cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms from late tonight.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A tropical wave will cause cloudiness and some scattered showers over the northern to central portions of the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours. Meanwhile, a surface trough will affect the southern portion of the region tonight.
Another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 20 mph or 31 km/h. This wave is expected to affect our region from Saturday afternoon into Sunday.
A third tropical wave located over the eastern tropical Atlantic is also moving westward near 20 mph of 31 km/h.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next five days.