Date: 04th July, 2024
Forecaster: Shemma Joseph
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and slightly hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy and hazy.
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.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 77%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-southeast at 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 6.0 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 8.0 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of July thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 45.1 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 120.3 mm.
Sunset today: 6:36 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:40 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-southeast and east near 17 mph or
Weather: Fair to occasionally cloudy and hazy, with some scattered showers.
Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies should take the necessary precautions 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 3:48 pm… Low at 7:41 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 4:55 pm… Low at 9:08 pm.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.
Small craft operators should exercise caution due to reduced visibility.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy and hazy with some scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms mainly over the northern Lesser Antilles.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moisture and instability trailing a tropical wave, will continue to cause cloudiness, showers and possibly thunderstorms over the northern half of the region during the forecast period.
Another tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 21 mph or 33 km/h.
A plume of Saharan dust haze is expected to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the region, during the next few days.