Date: 14th July, 2023
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
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 31°C or 88°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 25 mph or 41 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil. At GFL Charles Airport: trace.
Total rainfall for the month of July so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 71.4 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 106.2 mm.
Sunset today: 6:36 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:43 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 skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few showers today and tonight. Partly cloudy to cloudy at times with a few scattered showers from tomorrow morning.
Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to exercise caution due to reduced air quality.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 2:50 pm…Low at 6:36 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 3:57 pm…Low at 8:03 pm.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.
Small craft operators are advised to exercise caution due to reduced visibility.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Over the southern portion of the Lesser Antilles, Generally cloudy skies with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy and hazy with isolated showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Saharan dust will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality over the Eastern Caribbean region during the forecast period.
Moisture and instability associated with a tropical wave just east of the Lesser Antilles, is expected to affect mainly the southern half of the region from late tonight into tomorrow.
Another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 20 mph or 31 km/h. This wave is expected to affect our region by early next week.