Date: 21st July, 2024
Forecaster: Lucious Frederick
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is Cloudy with light showers.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 71%.
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: 1.7 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 0.9 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of July thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 189.3 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 222.5 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-northeast near 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Weather: Fair and hazy skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few 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: High at 4:40 pm… Low at 9:00 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 5:47 pm… Low at 10:27 pm.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.
Small craft operators are advised to exercise caution due to reduced visibility.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair and hazy skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will generate moderate easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean region, over the next few days. Patches of low-level clouds drifting along the wind flow will cause some cloudy periods with showers over the region, during the next 24 hours.
A plume of Saharan dust haze will continue to cause a reduction in air quality and visibility across the Eastern Caribbean, during the forecast period.
A tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic, during the next seven (7) days.