12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 04th August, 2022

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy, with showers nearby.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy and hazy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 20 mph or 31 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: trace.          At GFL Charles Airport: 0.5 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of August so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: trace.          At GFL Charles Airport: 0.5 mm.

Sunset today: 6:31 pm.               Sunrise tomorrow: 5:48 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 20 mph or 31 km/h, with a few gusts.

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy and hazy, with some scattered showers from late tonight into Friday morning.

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 1:40 pm…High at 8:16 pm.  

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 3:07 pm…High at 9:23 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 and reduced visibility.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Over the southern Windwards and areas further south, generally cloudy with some scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Elsewhere, partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy and hazy, with some scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Saharan dust haze will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the Eastern Caribbean region during the next couple of days.

A tropical wave will cause cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly over the southern portion of the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.

Two other tropical waves located over the central and eastern Tropical Atlantic are moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h.

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