Date: 01st August, 2023
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°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 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 1.2 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 4.3 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of July so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 167.6 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 180.0 mm.
Sunset today: 6:32 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:48 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-southeast and east near 12 mph or 19 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few brief showers at first, with an increase in cloudiness and showers from tomorrow.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 4:16 pm…Low at 08:45 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 5:23 pm…Low at 10:12 pm.
Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few brief scattered showers at first, with an increase in cloudiness and showers from tomorrow.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moisture and instability associated with a surface trough, will cause an increase in cloudiness and shower activity over the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.
A broad area of low pressure located about 750 miles northeast of the Leeward Islands, has a medium chance of tropical cyclone development during the next 48 hours. This system is moving toward the northwest near 13 mph or 20 km/h and poses no direct threat to our region.
A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 23 mph or 37 km/h.
A second tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.