Date: 08th July, 2023
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is 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 27°C or 81°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: 1.4 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 5.7 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of July so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 42.7 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 31.0 mm.
Sunset today: 6:36 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:41 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy at times, with a few scattered light to moderate showers and a slight chance of isolated thunderstorms.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 1:45 pm…High at 8:23 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 3:12 pm…High at 9:30 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 2 to 5 feet or 0.6 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers, which may be heavy in some areas and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moisture and instability in the wake of a tropical wave, will continue to cause some scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.
Another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 21 mph or 33 km/h. This wave is expected to affect the region by Monday.
A third tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next seven (7) days.