Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy, with showers nearby.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 31°C or 88°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 21 mph or 33 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 4.4 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 1.9 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of July so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 30.9 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 24.4 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:42 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:36 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 22 mph or 35 km/h, with a few gusts.
Weather: Partly cloudy, hazy and breezy with a few showers at first, becoming increasingly cloudy with scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms from early tomorrow morning.
Persons with dust allergies and respiratory illnesses are advised to be vigilant due to poor air quality.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 7:57 pm…Low at 1:38 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 9:04 pm…Low at 3:05 am.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to brisk winds and above normal seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy, hazy and breezy with widely scattered showers tonight, becoming increasingly cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms tomorrow.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and above normal seas around the Eastern Caribbean for the next few days.
Saharan dust will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality over our region for the next few days.
Moisture and instability in the atmosphere over the region, will cause some scattered showers to develop over the islands tonight.
A tropical wave located a few hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h. This wave is expected to begin affecting the region from early tomorrow morning.
Another tropical wave located near the coast of West Africa is drifting slowly westward.