Date: 14th July, 2024
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 72%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 3.8 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 1.0 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of July thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 142.0 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 176.5 mm.
Sunset today: 6:36 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:43 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 16 mph or 26 km/h.
Weather: Fair and hazy, becoming cloudy at times, with a few 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 3:09 pm…High at 09:49 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 4:36 pm…High at 10:56 pm.
Seas: Moderate with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.
Small craft operators should exercise caution due to reduced visibility.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Mostly cloudy and hazy, with scattered light to moderate showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms over the Leeward Islands. Further south, fair to occasionally cloudy and hazy, with a few scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Weak unstable conditions associated with an upper-level trough, will cause cloudiness, showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the northern portion of the region, during the forecast period. Meanwhile, patches of low-level cloud drifting along a moderate easterly wind flow, will produce some showers over the remainder of the region.
Saharan dust haze in varying concentrations will affect air quality and visibility across the region, during the next few days.
A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h.
A second tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic, during the next seven (7) days.