12:00 NOON WEATHER REPORT
DATE: 03RD JULY, 2019
FORECASTER: MACLEAN JN BAPTISTE
PRESENT WEATHER AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS FAIR.
PRESENT WEATHER AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT IS FAIR.
PRESENT TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS 30 C OR 86 F.
LAST NIGHT’S MINIMUM TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT WAS 27 C OR 81 F.
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: NIL. AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: NIL.
TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH OF JULY SO FAR:
AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 3.9 MM. AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: 0.6 MM.
SUNSET TODAY: 6:36 PM. SUNRISE TOMORROW: 5:40 AM.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
WINDS WILL BE BLOWING FROM BETWEEN THE EAST AND EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 21 MPH OR 33 KM/H, WITH OCCASIONAL STRONG GUSTS TOMORROW.
WEATHER: FAIR TO PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. AN INCREASE IN CLOUDINESS IS EXPECTED FROM TONIGHT WITH SCATTERED MODERATE TO HEAVY SHOWERS, GUSTY WINDS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS FROM TOMORROW INTO FRIDAY.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
TIDES FOR CASTRIES HARBOUR: HIGH AT 5:07 PM… LOW AT 09:32 PM.
TIDES FOR VIEUX FORT BAY: HIGH AT 6:14 PM… LOW AT 10:59 PM.
SEAS: MODERATE TO LOCALLY ROUGH WITH WAVES 4 TO 8 FEET OR 1.2 TO 2.4 METRES.
SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS AND SEA BATHERS ARE ASKED TO EXERCISE CAUTION DUE TO BRISK WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
FAIR TO PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AT FIRST, BECOMING INCREASINGLY CLOUDY OVER THE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND AREAS FURTHER SOUTH FROM TONIGHT WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS, ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY WINDS.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A TROPICAL WAVE APPROACHING THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN REGION IS EXPECTED TO BRING CLOUDY CONDITIONS WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SHOWERS, GUSTY WINDS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS OVER THAT AREA BY TOMORROW CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY.
ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED OVER THE FAR EASTERN TROPICAL ATLANTIC IS MOVINGWESTWARD AT ABOUT 15 MPH OR 24 KM/H.
TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED OVER THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS.