WEATHER REPORT

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 01st September, 2019

Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

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 28 c or 82 f.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-southeast at 15 mph or

24 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport: Trace           at GFL Charles Airport: Nil.    

Total rainfall for the month of August so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 156.2 mm        at GFL Charles Airport: 179.2 mm.       

Sunset today: 6:15 pm.                Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am.            

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-southeast and east near 16 mph or 26 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Generally Fair skies with a chance of brief showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 5:19 pm… Low at 11:12 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 12:21 pm… High at 6:26 pm.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 2 to 5 feet or 0.6 to 1.5 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few brief scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A tropical wave located over the Central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 23 mph or 37 km/h. This wave is expected to affect the region by tomorrow.


A broad area of low pressure associated with a tropical wave, located over the far Eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 20 mph or 31 km/h. This system has a moderate chance of developing into a tropical depression by the middle of next week.