A tropical wave will continue to cause cloudiness, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms

By SLUMET

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with light showers.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

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

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 32°C or 90°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the southeast at 9 mph or 15 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.9 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 1.2 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of July so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 42.2 mm.       At GFL Charles Airport: 26.2 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:41 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-southeast near 16 mph or 26 km/h.

Weather: Generally cloudy with scattered showers, which may be heavy at times and isolated thunderstorms.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 7:37 pm…Low at 12:57 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 8:44 pm…Low at 2:24 am.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Generally cloudy with scattered showers, which may be heavy in some areas and isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A tropical wave will continue to cause cloudiness, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over our region during the next 24 hours.

Another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.

A third tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h.

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next seven (7) days.