Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 31°C or 79°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 75%.
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 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 2.9 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 3.2 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of July thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 48.2 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 124.6 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:41 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:36 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east-northeast near 21 mph or 33 km/h.
Weather: Fair to occasionally cloudy and hazy, with a few 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: Low at 9:16 pm…High at 4:03 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 10:43 pm…High at 5:10 am.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 4 to 7 feet or 1.2 to 2.1 metres.
Small craft operators are advised to exercise caution due to reduced visibility and above normal seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Over the southern Windward Islands and areas further south, partly cloudy to cloudy and hazy with scattered showers. Further north, fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with a few brief showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A moderate easterly wind flow is expected across the Eastern Caribbean region, during the forecast period. Moist and unstable conditions in the lower atmosphere over the southern portion of the region, will cause some scattered showers over the southernmost islands of the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.
A plume of Saharan dust haze will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the region, during the forecast period.
A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This wave is expected to affect our region from late Sunday into Monday.
Another tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is also moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.