Interests in Saint Lucia and the rest of the Windward Islands should monitor the progress of a low pressure system

By SLUMET

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°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 9 mph or 15 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.3 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of July so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 98.0 mm.

Sunset today: 6:35 pm.          Sunrise tomorrow: 5:46 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 17 mph or 28 km/h.

Weather: Fair and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with a few showers.

Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to exercise caution due to reduced air quality.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 6:51 am…Low at 1:07 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 7:58 am…Low at 2:34 pm.

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

Small craft operators are advised to exercise caution due to reduced visibility.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

The Atlantic High Pressure System will generate light to moderate easterly winds across the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.

A plume of Saharan dust will continue to cause a reduction in visibility, shower activity and air quality over the Eastern Caribbean region, for the next few days.

Shower and thunderstorm activity has become limited in association with a small area of low pressure located about 1000 miles or 1600 kilometres east of the Windward Islands. The system has a low chance of development during the next 48 hours and a tropical depression could still form during the next few days, while it moves westward across the Tropical Atlantic and Eastern Caribbean Sea. The system is expected to begin affecting our region from late Monday. Interests in Saint Lucia and the rest of the Windward Islands should monitor the progress of this system.

Two tropical waves located over the eastern and far eastern Tropical Atlantic are moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.