Date: 24th July, 2023
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy 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 24 mph or 39 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.7 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 1.2 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of July so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 98.8 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 131.0 mm.
Sunset today: 6:34 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:46 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing between the east-northeast and east near 23 mph or 37 km/h, with gusts near showers.
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy and hazy, with a few scattered showers at first, becoming generally cloudy to overcast at times, with scattered moderate to heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms from tonight into tomorrow.
Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are advised to exercise caution from tonight.
Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies should continue 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 1:37 pm… High at 8:12 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 3:04 pm… High at 9:19 pm.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres at first, becoming locally rough with waves 6 to 8 feet or 1.8 to 2.4 metres from tonight.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution from tonight, due to gusty winds and locally rough seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with a few showers over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands, becoming mostly cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms from tonight. Over the southern Windward Islands and areas further south, partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms, becoming mostly cloudy to overcast at times with scattered moderate to heavy showers, gusty winds and thunderstorms from tonight.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A plume of Saharan dust will continue to cause a reduction in air quality over the Eastern Caribbean region this afternoon into tonight.
A broad area of low pressure associated with a tropical wave, will affect the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period. This system has a low chance of development during the next seven days as it moves westward across the western tropical Atlantic and eastern Caribbean Sea. Regardless of development, locally heavy rainfall, gusty winds and thunderstorms are expected mainly over the Windward Islands from late tonight into tomorrow.
Two tropical waves located over the central and eastern Tropical Atlantic are moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h.