Date: 16th August, 2021
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is29°C or 84°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 31°C or 88°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 20 mph or 31 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: trace. At GFL Charles Airport: 2.4 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 80.5 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 112.5 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:50 am Sunset tomorrow: 6:24 pm
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 22 mph or 35 km/h, with occasional gusts.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and hazy skies with a few isolated showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 10:02 pm… Low at 5:36 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 11:09 pm… Low at 7:03 am.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 6 feet or 0.9 to 1.8 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly cloudy and hazy skies with a few brief scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A plume of Saharan dust will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the Lesser Antilles, over the next few days.
A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward at about 15 mph or 24 km/h. This system is expected to affect mainly the southern Windward Islands from late Tuesday into Wednesday morning.
Another Tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is also moving westward at about 15 mph or 24 km/h and is expected to affect the Lesser Antilles on Thursday.