FORECASTERS: WEBSTER GAJADHAR\LEMUEL O’SHAUGHNESSY
PRESENT WEATHER AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS PARTLY CLOUDY.
PRESENT WEATHER AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT IS CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS NEARBY.
PRESENT TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS 31 C OR 88 F.
LAST NIGHT’S MINIMUM TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT WAS 25 C OR 77 F.
WIND AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS BLOWING FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT 14 MPH OR 26 KM/H.
RAINFALL IN THE 24 HOUR PERIOD THAT ENDED AT 8:00 AM TODAY:
AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 26.8 MM. AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: 11.2 MM.
TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST SO FAR:
AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 76.8 MM. AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: 45.4 MM.
SUNSET TODAY: 6:30 PM. SUNRISE TOMORROW: 5:49 AM.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
WINDS WILL BE BLOWING FROM BETWEEN THE SOUTHEAST AND EAST NEAR 12 MPH OR 19 KM/H, BECOMING LIGHTER AND VARIABLE AT TIMES.
WEATHER: PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY SKIES WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS, SOME OF WHICH MAY BE HEAVY, AND THE POSSIBILITY OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES ARE ASKED TO BE VIGILANT AND EXERCISE CAUTION.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
TIDES FOR CASTRIES HARBOUR: LOW AT 1:37 PM…HIGH AT 8:16 PM
TIDES FOR VIEUX FORT BAY: LOW AT 3:04 PM…HIGH AT 9:23 PM
SEAS: SLIGHT TO MODERATE WITH WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET OR 0.9 TO 1.5 METRES.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY SKIES WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS, SOME OF WHICH MAY BE HEAVY, AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY TRAILING A TROPICAL WAVE, TOGETHER WITH A TROUGH SYSTEM, WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN ISLANDS DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES EAST OF THE REGION, IS MOVING WESTWARD NEAR 12 MPH OR 19 KM/H. THIS WAVE IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFFECTING THE LESSER ANTILLES FROM TOMORROW WEDNESDAY.
A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC IS MOVING WESTWARD NEAR 15 MPH OR 24 KM/H.
TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED OVER THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS.