Date: 18th August, 2020
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 32°C or 90°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 15 mph or 24 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 26.0 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 31.7 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 70.4 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 82.3 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:51 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:23 pm
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east-southeast near 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy at times with a few brief scattered showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 08:43 pm… High at 3:28 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 10:10 pm… High at 4:35 am.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 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 a chance of isolated thunderstorms. Further north, partly cloudy to cloudy skies with a few showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Lingering moisture and instability in the wake of a tropical wave and the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), will continue to generate cloudy periods, showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over central and southern portion of the region during the next 24 hours.
A strong tropical wave associated with a broad area of low pressure, located about 1300 miles or 2092 kilometers east of the Lesser Antilles, is producing a concentrated area of showers and thunderstorms. Environmental conditions remain favorable for development and a tropical depression is likely to form within the next few days, while the system moves west-northwestward at about 17 mph or 28 km/h. This system is expected to reach our region by late Friday or early Saturday.
Interests in the Lesser Antilles should monitor the progress of this system.
Another tropical wave located over the Eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward at 17 mph or 28 km/h.