Forecasters: Hyacinthia Camille & Venantius Descartes
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with light showers.
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.41 km/h.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the northeast at 25 mph or
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 1.5 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 2.6 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 115.0 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 141.8 mm.
Sunset today: 6:17 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am.
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 with gusts near showers.
Weather: Cloudy and hazy with occasional showers at first, becoming overcast with some moderate to heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms from tonight into tomorrow.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 2:14 pm… Low at 6:27 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 3:21 pm… Low at 7:54 pm.
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
Cloudy and hazy with occasional showers at first, becoming overcast with some moderate to heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms from tonight into tomorrow.
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 24hours.
Saharan dust will continue to cause a reduction in air quality and visibility over our region during the forecast period.
A strong tropical wave is expected to produce gusty winds, locally heavy rainfall and isolated thunderstorms across portions of the Windward and Leeward Islands from tonight into tomorrow.
A second tropical wave located over the Central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 20 mph or 31 km/h.
Another tropical wave located over the eastern tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 9 mph or 15 km/h. This system has a medium chance of development during the next five days.