12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 04th July, 2023
Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 32°C or 90°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24°C or 75°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 29 mph or 46 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 29.8 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 16.5 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of July so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 41.3 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 24.5 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-southeast near 23 mph or
37 km/h, with gusts near showers.
Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy becoming occasionally cloudy with a few moderate 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 5:27 pm…Low at 9:42 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 12:13 pm…High at 6:34 pm.
Seas: Locally rough with waves 6 to 8 feet or 1.8 to 2.4 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to locally rough seas, brisk winds and reduced visibility.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy and hazy becoming occasionally cloudy with a few moderate showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms over the southern Windward Islands and areas further south. Elsewhere, partly cloudy and hazy with a few showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Lingering moisture and weak instability in the wake of a tropical wave, will continue to cause occasional cloudiness, a few scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over southern portions of the Eastern Caribbean region, during the forecast period.
Two tropical waves located over the central and far eastern Tropical Atlantic are moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h.
A plume of Saharan dust will cause a reduction in visibility and air quality over the Eastern Caribbean region during the next couple of days.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next seven (7) days.