Date: 17th July, 2024
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair with light haze.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 82%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-southeast at 9 mph or 15 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 7.5 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of July thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 149.7 mm.
Sunset today: 6:36 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:44 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 16 mph or 26 km/h.
Weather: Fair and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered light to moderate showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 7:09 am…High at 1:57 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 8:36 am…High at 3:04 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with widely scattered light to moderate showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moist and unstable conditions lingering over the region, will cause occasional cloudiness and showers over the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.
A plume of Saharan dust haze is expected to cause a reduction in air quality and visibility across the Eastern Caribbean, over the next few days.
A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h, and is expected to affect our region on Thursday.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic, during the next seven (7) days.