12:00 noon Weather Report 03rd August, 2023

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 03rd August, 2023

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

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 16 mph or 26 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 6.2 mm     At GFL Charles Airport: 0.7 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of August so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 6.2 mm     At GFL Charles Airport: 0.7 mm.

Sunset today: 6:31 pm.          Sunrise tomorrow: 5:48 am.      

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 16 mph or 26 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Fair skies to partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few showers becoming increasingly cloudy with scattered and possibly isolated thunderstorms tonight into tomorrow.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 5:31 pm…Low at 10:42 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 12:31 pm…High at 6:38 pm.

Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair skies, becoming increasingly cloudy with scattered and possibly isolated thunderstorms tonight into tomorrow.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A weak 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 tonight into tomorrow.                                       

Two other tropical waves located over the central and far eastern Tropical Atlantic, are moving westward near 17 mph and 15 mph or 28 km/h and 24km/h respectively.

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next seven (7) days.