12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 22nd August, 2021
Forecaster: E. Francis
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is overcast with light showers.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°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 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 3.9 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 9.4 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 138.3 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 305.3 mm.
Sunset today: 6:21 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-northeast near 22 mph or 35 km/h, with occasional gusts.
Weather: Mostly cloudy skies with scattered showers, which may be heavy in some locations and isolated thunderstorms.
Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are advised to be vigilant and exercise caution.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 4:15 pm…Low at 09:16 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 5:22 pm…Low at 10:43 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 5 to 8 feet or 1.5 to 2.4 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to locally rough seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Over the central and southern portions of the Lesser Antilles, generally cloudy skies with scattered showers which may be heavy in some locations and isolated thunderstorms. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy and hazy with a few showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moisture and instability associated with an approaching tropical wave, located just to the east of the Lesser Antilles, will continue to cause cloudy conditions with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms across the central and southern portions of the Eastern Caribbean Region during the next 24 hours.
Another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward at about 15 mph or 24 km/h.
A third tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward at about 21 mph or 33 km/h. This wave has a low chance for tropical cyclone formation during the next five days.