12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 14th August, 2020
Forecaster: E. Francis
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 28°C or 82°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 16 mph or 26 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: Trace. At GFL Charles Airport: 2.9 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 38.9 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 47.7 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 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies, with a few brief showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 1:16 pm…Low at 5:14 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 2:23 pm…Low at 6:41 pm.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly cloudy skies with occasional showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Weak unstable conditions over the Eastern Caribbean region will cause occasional showers over the islands during the next 24 hours.
At 11:00 am today, the centre of Tropical Storm Josephine was located near latitude 16.1 north, longitude 54.7 west or about 575 miles or 920 kilometres east southeast of the northern Leeward Islands. Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph or 65 km/h with higher gusts. Some strengthening is possible during the next 24 hours.
Josephine is moving toward the west-northwest near 16 mph or 26 km/h, and this general motion is expected to continue for the next couple of days followed by a turn toward the northwest late this weekend or early next week. On the forecast track, the centre of Josephine is expected to pass to the northeast of the Leeward Islands over the weekend.
Interests in the Leeward Islands should continue to monitor the progress of this system.
Josephine is not expected to pose a direct threat to Saint Lucia and the rest of 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 Central tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h.