12:00 Noon Weather Report for 30th July 2024

12:00 Noon Weather Report

Date: 30th July, 2024

Forecaster: Venantius Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 32°C or 90°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 28°C or 82°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 68%.

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 8:00 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport: nil  At GFL Charles Airport: 1.2 mm.                   

Total rainfall for the month of July thus far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 201.0 mm   At GFL Charles Airport: 241.7 mm.         

Sunset today: 6:32 pm           Sunrise tomorrow: 5:47 am                 

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east near 12 mph or 19 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies, with a few brief showers.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 1:12 pm… Low at 4:36 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 2:19 pm… Low at 6:03 pm.

Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the northern Windward and Leeward Islands. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy skies, with widely scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A tropical wave associated with an area of disturbed weather, located a few hundred miles east of the region, will affect mainly the northern Windward and Leeward Islands, during the forecast period. Some development of this system is expected during the next 7 days.

Further south, a relatively dry atmosphere with light winds is expected during the next 24 hours.