Date: 19th July, 2024
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy with showers nearby.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 94%.
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: 21.3 mm
Total rainfall for the month of July thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 173.0 mm
Sunset today: 6:35 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:45 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 16 mph or 26 km/h, with gusts near showers.
Weather: Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with scattered light to moderate showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 08:41 am…High at 3:25 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 10:08 am…High at 4:32 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 4 to 7 feet or 1.2 to 2.1 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers, which may be locally heavy and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moisture and instability in the wake of a tropical wave, will continue to cause cloudiness, scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the region, during the forecast period.
A plume of Saharan dust haze is expected to cause a reduction in air quality and visibility across the Eastern Caribbean, over the next few days.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic, during the next seven (7) days.