12 noon weather 10th August 2019

FORECASTER: VIGIL SALTIBUS

PRESENT WEATHER AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS PARTLY CLOUDY.

PRESENT WEATHER AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT IS PARTLY CLOUDY.

PRESENT TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS 31 C OR 88 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 17 MPH OR 28 KM/H.

RAINFALL IN THE 24 HOUR PERIOD THAT ENDED AT 8:00 AM TODAY:

AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 0.2 MM        AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: 6.8 MM.    

TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST SO FAR:

AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 86.4 MM       AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: 112.9 MM.  

SUNSET TODAY: 6:28 PM.              SUNRISE TOMORROW: 5:49 AM.                    

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

WINDS WILL BE BLOWING FROM BETWEEN THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST NEAR 17 MPH OR 28 KM/H.

WEATHER: FAIR SKIES, OCCASIONALLY BECOMING CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS.

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

TIDES FOR CASTRIES HARBOUR: HIGH AT 1:21 PM… LOW AT 5:22 PM.

TIDES FOR VIEUX FORT BAY:   HIGH AT 2:28 PM… LOW AT 6:49 PM.

SEAS: SLIGHT TO MODERATE WITH WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET OR 0.9 TO 1.5 METRES.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

FAIR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH A FEW SHOWERS.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED A FEW HUNDRED MILES EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES IS EXPECTED TO GENERATE A FEW SHOWERS ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN DURING THE NEXT FORECAST PERIOD. THE WAVE IS EMBEDDED IN SAHARAN DUST AND MOVING WESTWARD NEAR 12 MPH OR 19 KM/H.

ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED OVER THE EASTERN TROPICAL ATLANTIC IS MOVING WESTWARD NEAR 17 MPH OR 28 KM/H.

TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED OVER THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS.