Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is28°C or 82°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 22 mph or 35 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 1.5 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 6.0 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 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Weather: Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers mainly during the evening.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 08:51 am… High at 3:21 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 10:18 am… High at 4:28 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 6 feet or 0.9 to 1.8 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Shallow cloud patches drifting along an easterly wind flow will cause a few cloudy periods with scattered showers over the Eastern Caribbean region during the forecast period.
A tropical wave located over the western Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This wave is expected to cause cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms over our region from late Saturday into Sunday.
A second tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic has a low chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next five days. Some slow development of this wave is possible as it moves westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.
A third tropical wave located near the west African coast, is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This system has a medium chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next two days.