Date: 04th August, 2023
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°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 16 mph or 26 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 5.8 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 6.2 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 and east-southeast near 16 mph or 26 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy at times with scattered light to moderate showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at present…Low at 11:42 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 6:29 am…Low at 1:09 pm.
Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy at times with scattered light to moderate showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moisture and instability associated with a tropical wave, will continue to cause cloudiness, showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the Lesser Antilles today.
Another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 23 mph or 37 km/h. This wave is expected to affect our region from Sunday into Monday.
A third tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 20 mph or 31 km/h.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next seven (7) days.