A plume of Saharan dust is expected to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality 

By SLUMET

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-southeast at 16 mph or 26 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.5 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of July so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 76.6 mm.

Sunset today: 6:36 pm.                Sunrise tomorrow: 5:44 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 18 mph or 30 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy at times, with some scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 10:02 am…High at 4:31 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 11:29 am…High at 5:38 pm.

Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy at times, with scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Moisture and instability trailing a tropical wave, will continue to generate cloudy periods with scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.

A plume of Saharan dust is expected to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality over the Eastern Caribbean region from Tuesday.

Another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 23 mph or 37 km/h.