12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 12th August, 2020
Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with isolated thunderstorms.
Present weather at George FL Charles Airport is cloudy with showers.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°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: 2.7 mm At George FL Charles Airport: 2.0 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 21.4 mm At George FL Charles Airport: 23.7 mm.
Sunset today: 6:27 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:50 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from east near 21 mph or 33 km/h.
Weather: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers isolated thunderstorms at first, becoming fair to occasionally cloudy with a few showers later this afternoon into tomorrow.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 3:12 pm…High at 09:59 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 4:39 pm…High at 11:06 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 6 feet or 0.9 to 1.8 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Lingering moisture and instability associated with the passage of a tropical wave will continue to produce periods of cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly during the afternoon across the Eastern Caribbean Islands.
…DEPRESSION REMAINS JUST BELOW TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH…
At 11:00 am today, the center of Tropical Depression Eleven was located near latitude 12.4 north, longitude 44.2 west or about 1127 miles or 1814 km east southeast of Saint Lucia. The depression is moving toward the west near 14 mph or 22 km/h and this general motion is expected to continue today. A turn toward the west-northwest at a similar forward speed is expected tonight, with this motion continuing through the rest of the week.
Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph or 55 km/h, with higher gusts. Gradual strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours, and the depression is expected to become a tropical storm later today.
The Saint Lucia Meteorological Services will continue to closely monitor the progress of this system.