Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is Partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 10 mph or 17 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 11.0 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 142.5 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 east and southeast near 13 mph or 20 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Partly cloudy skies occasionally becoming cloudy with some scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 08:52 am… High at 3:21 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 10:19 am… High at 4:28 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 occasionally becoming cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly over the southern Windward Islands.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A weak trough system is expected to cause occasional cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Eastern Caribbean region 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.