Date: 29th July, 2023
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 16 mph or 26 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 6.5 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of July so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 151.1 mm.
Sunset today: 6:33 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:47 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 22 mph or 35 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy at times with a few showers at first. An
increase in shower and thunderstorm activity is expected from late tonight.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 7:17 am…High at 2:14 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 8:44 am…High at 3:21 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 5 to 8 feet or 1.5 to 2.4 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to locally rough seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms mainly over the southern Windward Islands. An increase in shower and thunderstorm activity is expected by late tonight over the region.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moisture and instability in the wake of a tropical wave, will continue to produce some scattered showers and possibly thunderstorms mainly over the southern Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.
Another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This wave has a low chance of tropical cyclone development during the next 48 hours and is expected to affect our region on Sunday and Monday.