Date: 27th July, 2024
Forecaster: Lucious Frederick
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 31°C or 88°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24°C or 75°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 70%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 3.9 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 2.4 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of July thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 198.4 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 232.6mm.
Sunset today: 6:33 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:47 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with a few brief showers.
Persons with respiratory ailments and 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 1:52 pm… High at 8:35 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 3:19 pm… High at 9:42 PM.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with widely scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High-pressure system will generate moderate easterly winds across the Lesser Antilles, during the next couple of days.
A plume of Saharan dust haze will continue to cause a reduction in air quality and visibility across the Eastern Caribbean region, over the next few days.
A tropical wave, associated with an area of disturbed weather, is located over the central Tropical Atlantic. This system is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h and some development is possible as it approaches the Lesser Antilles by the beginning or middle of next week.
Another tropical wave located over the far eastern tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 20 mph or 31 km/h.