Weather: Generally cloudy and hazy with scattered showers, which maybe heavy in some locations and isolated thunderstorms

By SLUMET

Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is overcast with light rain.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 31°C or 88°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 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 11.8 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 4.4 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of July so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 22.2 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 10.3 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:40 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:36 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 23 mph or 37 km/h, with gusts near showers.
Weather: Generally cloudy and hazy with scattered showers, which maybe heavy in some locations and isolated thunderstorms. A gradual improvement is expected from tomorrow morning.
Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are advised to exercise caution.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 08:49 pm…High at 3:38 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 10:16 pm…High at 4:45 am.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 5 to 9 feet or 1.5 to 2.7 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to brisk winds, locally rough seas and reduced visibility.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Cloudy to overcast at times with moderate to heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Windward Islands and areas further south. Elsewhere, fair and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moisture and instability associated with a tropical wave, will continue to cause cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms over the central and southern portions of the Eastern Caribbean region, during the forecast period.

Another 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.