Date: 27th July, 2024
Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 88%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 9 mph or 15 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 2.1 mm
Total rainfall for the month of July thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 198.4 mm
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: High at 8:36 am…Low at 1:52 pm
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 9:43 am…Low at 3:19 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 a few 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. The tropical wave is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h and some development is possible as it approaches the Lesser Antilles.
Another tropical wave located over the far eastern tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 20 mph or 31 km/h.