12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 25th August, 2021

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair and hazy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 21 mph or 33 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.            At GFL Charles Airport: 0.2 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of August so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 203.4 mm.       At GFL Charles Airport: 350.9 mm.

Sunset today: 6:19 pm.                Sunrise tomorrow: 5:51 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 18 mph or 30 km/h.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with a chance of a few brief showers.

Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to exercise caution due to the presence of Saharan dust haze.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at present…High at 5:43 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:  Low at 12:55 pm…High at 6:50 pm.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with a few isolated showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

An area of Saharan dust haze will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the Eastern Caribbean region over the next couple of days.

A weak tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This wave is expected to bring a few showers over the islands late Thursday into Friday.

Another tropical wave, located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is also moving westward at about 15 mph or 24 km/h. This system has a 30 percent or low chance of developing into a tropical cyclone during the next five days.