Date: 31st August, 2020
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is Partly cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is Cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the south-southwest at 13 mph or 20 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 5.7 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 14.8 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 142.5 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 207.1 mm.
Sunset today: 6:15 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the south and east-southeast near 12 mph or 19 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy at times with a few scattered showers and a slight chance of isolated thunderstorms.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 3:21 pm… Low at 8:11 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 4:28 pm… Low at 9:38 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 scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly over the southern Windward Islands. Further north, occasionally cloudy skies with a few scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moisture and instability in the lower atmosphere over the southern portion of the region, will continue to cause occasional cloudy periods, showers and isolated thunderstorms over the area today. Over the Leeward Islands, a surface trough is expected to bring an increase in cloudiness and shower activity over the islands during the next 24 hours.
A tropical wave located over the Central Tropical Atlantic is slowly moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h. This wave is expected to affect our region from late Tuesday into Wednesday.
Another tropical wave located over the Eastern Tropical Atlantic is also moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h. Some slow development of this system is possible and there is a low chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next 5 days.
A third tropical wave located over the far Eastern Tropical Atlantic is slowly moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h.