Date: 18th July, 2023
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with light showers.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24°C or 75°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-southeast at 14 mph or 22 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 14.7 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 3.4 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of July so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 91.6 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 114.1 mm.
Sunset today: 6:36 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:44 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east near 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times, with some scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms.
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: Low at present…High at 5:00 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 12:04 pm…High at 6:07 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
Fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with a few showers over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands. Over the central Windwards and areas further south, partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times, with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moisture and instability associated with the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone, will continue to generate cloudiness with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the southern half of the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.
A plume of Saharan dust will cause a reduction in visibility and air quality over the Eastern Caribbean region for the next few days.
A tropical wave located over the western Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 20 mph or 31 km/h. This wave is expected to affect our region from late tomorrow into Thursday.
Another tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 10 mph or 17 km/h.