12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 20th August, 2021
Forecaster: Thomas Auguste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with recent thunderstorms.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is30°C or 86°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-southeast at 16 mph or 26 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 6.9 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 43.3 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 117.3 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 166.9 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 16 mph or 26 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with some scattered showers, which may be heavy in some locations. There remains a chance of isolated thunderstorms this afternoon.
Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are advised to exercise caution.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 3:07 pm… Low at 7:31 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 4:14 pm… Low at 8:58 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Around the central and southern sections of the Eastern Caribbean islands, it will be partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms. Elsewhere, it will be fair to partly cloudy with a few showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moisture and instability trailing a tropical wave will continue to cause cloudy conditions with showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms around the southern part of the Eastern Caribbean region during the next 24 hours.
Two other tropical waves located over the central and eastern Tropical Atlantic are moving westward at about 15 mph or 24 km/h and 18 mph or 30 km/h respectively.