Date: 19th August, 2021
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with showers.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24°C or 75°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 26.8 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 11.1 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 110.4 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 123.6 mm.
Sunset today: 6:23 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:51 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy at times with some scattered light to moderate showers and isolated thunderstorms.
Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are advised to be vigilant.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 2:28 pm…Low at 6:32 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 3:35 pm…Low at 7:59 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Over the central Lesser Antilles, partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered light to moderate showers and isolated thunderstorms. Fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with a few showers over the extreme northern and southern portions of the region.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A tropical wave will continue to cause cloudy conditions with showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly over the central portion of the Lesser Antilles today.
Two other tropical waves located over the central and eastern Tropical Atlantic are moving westward at about 15 mph or 24 km/h.