Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 6.4 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 1.0 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 104.5 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 131.1 mm.
Sunset today: 6:19 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:51 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few brief showers at first, becoming partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms from late tonight into tomorrow.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 2:01 pm… High at 8:48 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 3:28 pm… High at 9:55 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 2 to 5 feet or 0.6 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few showers today. An increase in cloudiness with scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorm is expected from late tonight into tomorrow.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Lingering moisture and instability in the wake of a trough system, will continue to cause occasional cloudiness and showers over the Eastern Caribbean region today.
A weak tropical wave located a few hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles is expected to affect the region from late tonight into tomorrow.
A second tropical wave located over the far Eastern Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the tropical Atlantic during the next five days.