12:00 NOON Weather Report
Date: 22nd August, 2020
Forecaster: Avlon Charlery
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 24°C or 75°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: 13.8 mm At GFL Charles: 37.1 mm
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 89.3 mm At GFL Charles:128.8 mm
Sunset today: 6:21 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:51 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east at about 14 mph or 22 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Generally, partly cloudy skies with some cloudy periods, scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at present…High at 6:19 pm
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 1:18 pm… High at 7:26 pm
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Cloudy to overcast with showers and thunderstorms over the Leeward Islands. Elsewhere, occasionally cloudy with some scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moisture and instability trailing Tropical Storm Laura will continue to cause some cloudy periods, showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Lesser Antilles.
…TROPICAL STORM LAURA…
At 11:00 am today, the centre of Tropical Storm Laura was located near latitude 17.8 North, longitude 66.8 West or about 30 miles or 48 kilometres southwest of San Juan Puerto Rico. Laura is moving toward the west near 18 mph or 30 km/h. On the forecast track, the centre of Laura will move near or over Hispaniola this afternoon and tonight and near or over eastern Cuba by Sunday.
Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph or 65 km/h with higher gusts. Some slow strengthening is forecast during the next few days.
Tropical storm Laura does not pose a direct threat to Saint Lucia and the rest of the Windward Islands, however moisture and instability generated by this system will continue to affect these areas during the forecast period.
A tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward at 12 mph or 19 km/h. This wave has a low chance of further development during the next five days.