Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°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 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.6 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 70.4 mm.
Sunset today: 6:23 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:51 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-northeast near 20 mph or 31 km/h.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy with a few brief showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 10:00 am…High at 4:30 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 11:27 am…High at 5:37 pm.
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
Partly cloudy to cloudy at times with some scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms over the southern Windward Islands. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy with a few brief showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moisture and instability associated with the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone, will continue to generate occasional cloudy periods, showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over southernmost portion of the region during the next 24 hours.
A tropical wave located about 650 miles or 1046 kilometers east of the Lesser Antilles is moving westward at 17 mph or 28 km/h. This wave is expected to affect the region tomorrow.
A broad area of low pressure located about 930 miles or 1497 kilometers east of the Lesser Antilles, continues to produce a concentrated area of showers and thunderstorms. Environmental conditions remain favorable for development, and a tropical depression is expected to form during the next day or two 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 and interests in the Lesser Antilles should closely monitor the progress of this disturbance.
Another tropical wave located over the Eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 20 mph or 31 km/h.