Date: 02nd July,2023
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°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: 10.4 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 5.0 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of July so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 10.4 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 5.0 mm.
Sunset today: 6:36 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:40 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-northeast near 21 mph or 33 km/h, with a few gusts.
Weather: Fair and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with a few light showers this afternoon and tonight. Tomorrow, generally cloudy skies with scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 4:00 pm…Low at 7:58 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 5:07 pm…Low at 9:25 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 4 to 7 feet or 1.2 to 2.1 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with a few light showers this afternoon and tonight. Tomorrow, generally cloudy skies with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The atmosphere over our region remains sufficiently moist and unstable to support a few showers over some islands today and tonight.
A tropical wave located a few hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles, is moving westward near 23 mph or 37 km/h. This wave is expected to affect our region from tomorrow into Tuesday.
Another tropical wave have emerged off the west coast of Africa and is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next seven (7) days.