Date: 11th July, 2021
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy with light showers.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 30°C or 86°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at about 30 mph or 48 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 9.4 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 4.9 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of July so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 82.0 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 78.6 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 the east near 25 mph or 41 km/h, with occasional gusts.
Weather: Partly cloudy, very hazy and windy, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers tonight. Fair to partly cloudy and very hazy with a few brief showers tomorrow.
Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to take the necessary precautions due to poor air quality.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 9:59 pm…High at 4:40 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 6:42 pm…Low at 11:26 pm.
Seas: Locally rough with waves and swells 6 to 9 feet or 1.8 to 2.7 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to locally rough seas, brisk winds and reduced visibility.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Generally cloudy and hazy with some scattered light to moderate showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the southern Windward Islands. Elsewhere, partly cloudy, hazy and windy, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moisture and instability in the atmosphere over Eastern Caribbean, will continue to produce occasional cloudiness, scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the southern portion of the region tonight. A drier and more stable atmosphere is expected from tomorrow morning.
The Atlantic High Pressure System will generate brisk winds and rough seas around the Eastern Caribbean region for the next couple of days.
A plume of Saharan dust haze will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality over our region for the next few days.
Two other tropical waves located over the central and eastern Tropical Atlantic are moving westward near 15 and 23 mph or 24 and 37 km/h, respectively.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next 5 days.
For information on the status of the La Soufriere volcano, visit the website and Facebook pages of the UWI Seismic Centre and the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines National Emergency Management Organization.