12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 7th August, 2022
Forecaster: Avlon Charlery
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86 °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 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 14.6 mm At GFL Charles:20.7 mm
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 25.0 mm At GFL Charles: 35.5 mm
Sunset today: 6:29 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:49 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered showers, some of which may be heavy in some locations, and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are advised to be vigilant.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 12:50 pm… Low at 4:23 pm
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 01:57 pm… Low at 5:50 pm
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to rough seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moisture and instability in the wake of a tropical wave will continue to produce cloudy skies, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms, across the Eastern Caribbean region during the forecast period.
Saharan dust haze will cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the Eastern Caribbean region for the next few of days.
Two other tropical waves located over the central and eastern Tropical Atlantic are moving westward near 20 mph or 31 km/h.
A tropical wave located near the west coast of Africa is moving westward to west-northwestward at 15 to 20 mph and it has a medium chance of developing into a tropical depression within the next five days.