Date: 11th August, 2022
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 25°C or 77°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 10 mph or 17 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 26.3 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 63.4 mm.
Sunset today: 6:28 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:50 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-northeast near 15 mph or 24 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Cloudy with a few scattered showers at first, becoming fair to partly cloudy with a few showers, thereafter.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 09:26 am… High at 3:59 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 10:53 am… High at 5:06 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 and southern Windward Islands, partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms. Elsewhere, fair to occasionally cloudy skies with a few showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moisture and instability in the wake of a tropical wave, will continue to generate cloudiness, scattered showers and possibly thunderstorms, mainly over the central and southern portions of the region this morning.
Another tropical wave located over the western Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h. This wave is expected to affect our region from late Friday into Saturday.
A third tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This wave has a low chance of cyclone development within the next five days.