Date: 17th July, 2024
Forecaster: Shemma Joseph
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 31°C or 88°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 76%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 13 mph or 20 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 6.8 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 1.2 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of July thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 151.2 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 189.8 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:44 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:35 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-northeast near 14 mph or
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy at times and hazy, with some scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at present… High at 12:23 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 7:05 pm… High at 1:36 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 showers and isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moist and unstable conditions lingering over the region, will cause occasional cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.
A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h, and is expected to affect our region tomorrow.
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.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic, during the next seven (7) days.