Date: 23rd August, 2020
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
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 27°C or 81°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 17 mph or
28 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.7 mm
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 89.9 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 between the east and east-northeast near 15 mph or 24 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Generally fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with occasional showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 6:55 am…Low at 12:30 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 8:02 am…Low at 01:57 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Weak unstable conditions in the atmosphere over the region, will continue to cause some cloudy periods with showers across the islands during the forecast period.
At 5:00 am today, the centre of Tropical Storm Laura was located near latitude 18.8 North, longitude 70.9 West or about 95 miles or 150 kilometres east of Port Au Prince Haiti. Laura is moving toward the west-northwest near 18 mph or 30 km/h. On the forecast track, the centre of Laura will move over Hispaniola today and over Cuba tonight and Monday.
Maximum sustained winds are near 45 mph or 75 km/h, with higher gusts. No significant change in strength is forecast during the next 48 hours.
A tropical wave located over the Eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.