Date: 21st July, 2024
Forecaster: Shemma Joseph
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 81%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.1 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of July thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 187.6 mm.
Sunset today: 6:35 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:45 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-northeast near 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with brief scattered showers.
Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies should take the necessary caution 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 10:04 am… High at 4:40 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 11:31 am… High at 5:47 pm.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.
Small craft operators are advised to exercise caution due to reduced visibility.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy and hazy, with widely scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will generate moderate easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean region, over the next few days. Patches of low-level clouds drifting along the wind flow will cause some cloudy periods with showers over the region, during the next 24 hours.
A plume of Saharan dust haze will continue to cause a reduction in air quality and visibility across the Eastern Caribbean, during the forecast period.
A tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic, during the next seven (7) days.