Date: 20th August, 2021
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is overcast with moderate showers.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with showers and thunderstorms.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 30°C or 86°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the north at 6 mph or 9 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 12.6 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 62.4 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 125.3 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 225.6 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:51 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:22 pm.
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, becoming lighter and variable or calm at times.
Weather: Generally cloudy to overcast at times with scattered showers, which may be heavy in some locations, and isolated thunderstorms.
A flood warning is in effect for Saint Lucia. Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are advised to exercise extreme caution.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 7:31 pm…High at 2:27 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 8:58 pm…High at 3:34 am.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Over the Windward Islands, generally cloudy with scattered showers, which may be heavy in some locations, and thunderstorms. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy with a few showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moisture and instability associated with the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone will continue to cause cloudy conditions with showers and thunderstorms over the central portion of the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.
A tropical wave located over the western Tropical Atlantic is moving westward at about 20 mph or 31 km/h.
Another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is also moving westward at about 20 mph or 31 km/h. This wave has a low chance for tropical cyclone formation during the next five days.
A third tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward at about 10 mph or 17 km/h.