12:00 noon Weather Report 26th August, 2020

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 26th August, 2020

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.

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-northeast at 15 mph or

24 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport: 1.1 mm     At GFL Charles Airport: Trace

Total rainfall for the month of August so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 105.6 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 between the east and east-northeast near 17 mph or 28 km/h.

Weather: Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 3:02 pm…High at 9:58 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 12:06 pm…Low at 4:29 pm…High at 11:05 pm.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 6 feet or 0.9 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A weak tropical wave will cause occasional cloudiness and showers over the Eastern Caribbean region during the next 24 hours.

Another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 20 mph or 31 km/h.

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next five days.