Date: 24th August, 2022
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°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 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 2.2 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 0.2 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 153.5 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 217.4 mm.
Sunset today: 6:20 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:51 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east-southeast near 14 mph or 22 km/h, becoming lighter or calm at times.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy with a few showers at first, becoming increasingly cloudy with periods of rain, moderate to heavy showers and thunderstorms from late tonight.
Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are asked to be extremely vigilant.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 2:55 pm… Low at 7:27 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 4:02 pm… Low at 8:54 pm.
Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Over the southern Leeward Islands and areas further south, fair to partly cloudy with a few showers at first, becoming increasingly cloudy with periods of rain, moderate to heavy showers and thunderstorms from late tonight. Elsewhere, partly cloudy becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A slow moving tropical wave is expected to produce cloudy to overcast skies, heavy showers and thunderstorms mainly over the Windward and southern Leeward islands from late tonight into Saturday. This system has a low chance of tropical cyclone development.
Another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h.
A third tropical wave is forecast to move off the west coast of Africa in a couple of days.
Some slow development of this system is expected while it moves westward at 10 to 15 mph over the Tropical Atlantic, during the next five days.