12:00 noon Weather Report 05th August, 2021

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 05th August, 2021

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is30°C or 86°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 20 mph or 31 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: Nil       At GFL Charles Airport: 0.1 mm. 

Total rainfall for the month of August so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 4.5 mm.    At GFL Charles Airport: 0.1 mm.

Sunset today: 6:30 pm            Sunrise tomorrow: 5:49 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-northeast near 15 mph or 24 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered  showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 2:47 pm… Low at 6:59 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 3:54 pm… Low at 8:26 pm.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 2 to 5 feet or 0.6 to 1.5 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A tropical wave will continue to cause above normal cloudiness and showers over the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.

Another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. Slow development of this wave is possible over the next five days.

A third tropical wave located near west African coast, is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. This system has about a fifty per cent chance of development during the next five days.