Date: 15th July, 2024
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 32°C or 90°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 79%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the northeast at 12 mph or 19 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.2 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 2.0 mm
Total rainfall for the month of July thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 142.2 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 182.7 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:44 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:36 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and southeast near 12 mph or 19 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times, with occasional showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 10:39 pm…Low at 6:16 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 11:46 pm…Low at 7:43 am.
Seas: Moderate with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times, with scattered light to moderate showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Weak unstable conditions associated with a trough system, will continue to produce cloudiness, showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.
Saharan dust in varying concentrations will affect visibility and air quality across the region, during the next few days.
A tropical wave located a few hundred miles east of the Windward Islands, is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. This wave is expected to begin affecting the region late Tuesday into Wednesday.
A second tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic, is also moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic, during the next seven (7) days.