12:00 noon Weather Report 11th July, 2020

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 11th July, 2020

Forecaster: Avlon Charlery

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.

Present Weather at GFL Charles is partly cloudy and hazy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 20 mph

or 31 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport: 7.2 mm              At GFL Charles: 7.1 mm

Total rainfall for the month of July so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 37.7 mm.             At GFL Charles:31.5 mm

Sunset today: 6:36 pm           Sunrise tomorrow: 5:42 am

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 23 mph or 37 km/h, with a few gusts.

Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy with scattered showers.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 2:16 pm… High at 8:38 pm

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 3:43 pm… High at 9:45 pm

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 rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy, to cloudy skies with scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms.   

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Saharan dust will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality over our region for the next few days.

A tropical wave is expected to generate some showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms over the eastern Caribbean region during the forecast period.

Another tropical wave located over the Eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward at about 12 mph or 19 km/h. Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic for the next five days