Date: 13th August, 2020
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy and hazy.
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 at 21 mph or 33 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 17.5 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 21.1 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 38.9 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 44.8 mm.
Sunset today: 6:26 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:50 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 20 mph or 31 km/h.
Weather: Fair to occasionally cloudy and hazy with a few scattered showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 12:09 pm…Low at 4:13 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 1:16 pm….Low at 5:40 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 6 feet or 0.9 to 1.8 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to occasionally cloudy and hazy with a few scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Weak unstable conditions over the Eastern Caribbean region will cause a few scattered showers over the islands during the next 24 hours.
…TROPICAL DEPRESSION ELEVEN BECOMES TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE….
At 11:00 am today, the centre of Tropical Storm Josephine was located near latitude 13.7 north, longitude 49.2 west or about 790 miles or 1270 kilometres east of Saint Lucia. Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 45 mph or 75 km/h, with higher gusts. Some additional strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours.
Josephine is moving toward the west-northwest near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This general motion is expected to continue for the next few days, followed by a turn toward the northwest late this weekend or early next week. Interests in the Leeward Islands should monitor the progress of this system.
Josephine is not expected to pose a direct threat to Saint Lucia and the Windward Islands, however the Saint Lucia Meteorological Services will continue to closely monitor the progress of this system.
A tropical wave located over the Eastern tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h.