12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 30th July, 2023
Forecaster: E. Francis
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24°C or 75°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 15 mph or 24 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 7.5 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 2.4 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of July so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 158.9 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 161.8 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 between the east and southeast near
15 mph or 24 km/h, with gusts near showers.
Weather: Generally cloudy and hazy, with scattered showers, which may be
heavy at times and isolated thunderstorms.
Residents and motorists in areas prone to landslides and flooding are advised to exercise caution.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 2:59 pm…Low at 6:51 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 4:06 pm…Low at 8:18 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly
swells 4 to 7 feet or 1.2 to 2.1 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Over the Windward Islands and areas further south, partly cloudy to cloudy and hazy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy and hazy with a few scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A tropical wave in the vicinity of the Lesser Antilles will continue to cause cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly over the central and southern parts of the region, during the next 24 hours.
A broad area of low pressure is located a few hundred miles east-northeast of the Leeward Islands. This system has a medium chance of development during the next 48 hours and is expected to move toward the northwest near 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Another tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.