Date: 19th July, 2023
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 31°C or 88°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 5.4 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 13.0 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of July so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 97.7 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 128.5 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:44 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:35 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 20 mph or 31 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times, with a few scattered showers and a chance of 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: High at present…Low at 10:12 pm…High at 4:48 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 6:36 pm…Low at 11:39 pm…High at 5:55 am.
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 brief 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 and a tropical wave, 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 continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality over the Eastern Caribbean region for the next couple of days.
Another tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h. This wave has a low chance for tropical cyclone development during the next seven days.