Forecasters: Hyacinthia Camille & Lemuel O’Shaughnessy
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 20 mph or 31 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 26.0 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 34.2 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 69.8 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 82.3 mm.
Sunset today: 6:24 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:51 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with some scattered showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 3:55 pm… Low at 08:43 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 5:02 pm… Low at 10:10 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 4 to 7 feet or 1.2 to 2.1 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Over the southernmost portion of the Lesser Antilles it will be generally cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Further north it will be partly cloudy to cloudy skies with a few showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Lingering moisture and instability in the wake of a tropical wave will continue to generate cloudy periods, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the extreme southern portion of the region during the next 24 hours.
Another strong tropical wave associated with a broad area of low pressure located over the Central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. Environmental conditions remain favorable for development and a tropical depression is likely to form within the next day or two. This system is expected to reach our region by late Friday or early Saturday.
A third tropical wave located over the Eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward at 17 mph or 28 km/h.