Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 32°C or 90°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: trace. At GFL Charles Airport: 1.7 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 113.5 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 140.6 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:17 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the northeast and east near 21 mph or 33 km/h.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and hazy 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 present…High at 12:27 am…Low at 7:29 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 6:51 pm…High at 1:34 am…Low at 8:56 am.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and easterly swells 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
Fair to partly cloudy and hazy with a few brief showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate north-easterly to easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean during the next 24 hours.
Saharan dust will continue to cause a reduction in air quality and visibility over our region during the forecast period.
A strong tropical wave located about 780 miles or 1255 kilometres east of the Windward Islands is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. This system has a low chance of development during the next five days and is expected to begin affecting the Windward Islands from late Saturday.
Another tropical wave located over the eastern tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 20 mph or 31 km/h. This system has a medium chance of development during the next five days.