12:00 noon Weather Report 10th July, 2023

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 10th July, 2023

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair 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 26°C or 79°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 25 mph or 41 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 13.0 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 4.5 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of July so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 58.1 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 45.9 mm.

Sunset today: 6:36 pm      Sunrise tomorrow: 5:42 am.    

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east northeast near 23 mph or 37 km/h, with occasional gusts.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and hazy, becoming occasionally cloudy with a few 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: Low at 3:14 pm…High at 10:02 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 4:41 pm…High at 11:09 pm

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 5 to 7 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 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

Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with widely scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Moist and unstable conditions in the lower atmosphere over our region, will cause some showery periods over parts of the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.

A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 26 mph or 43 km/h. Moist and unstable conditions ahead of this wave is expected to affect the region from tomorrow Tuesday and the wave on Wednesday.

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next seven (7) days.