Date: 21st July, 2023
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 32°C or 90°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 14 mph or 22 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: trace. At GFL Charles Airport: trace.
Total rainfall for the month of July so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 97.7 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 128.9 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:45 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 16 mph or 26 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Apart from a few brief morning showers, skies will be generally fair and hazy.
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 6:31 pm…Low at 11:42 pm…High at 6:07 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 7:38 pm…Low at 01:09 am…High at 7:14 am.
Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 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 brief isolated showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High Pressure System will generate light to moderate easterly winds around the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.
A plume of Saharan dust will continue to cause a reduction in visibility, shower activity and air quality over the Eastern Caribbean region, for the next few days.
A small area of low pressure, located over the central Tropical Atlantic is producing an area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms. The system has a medium chance of development and a tropical depression could form early next week, as it moves westward across the Tropical Atlantic.
A tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.