Date: 23rd August, 2022
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 23°C or 73°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 15 mph or 24 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 15.2 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 144.4 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 12 mph or 19 km/h, becoming lighter and variable at times.
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy at times with scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are asked to be extremely vigilant due to soils being at or near saturation.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 7:54 am… High at 2:28 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 9:21 am… High at 3:35 pm.
Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moist and unstable conditions over the Eastern Caribbean, will continue to generate cloudiness with scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms, over the Lesser Antilles today. A gradual improvement in conditions is expected as the day goes by.
A tropical wave located over the western Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This wave is expected to affect our region from late Wednesday into Thursday.
Another tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 20 mph or 31 km/h. This wave has a low chance of tropical cyclone development during the next five days.