12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 08th August, 2023
Forecaster: E. Francis
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy with showers nearby.
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 25°C or 77°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: 8.8 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 2.4 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 29.0 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 25.9 mm.
Sunset today: 6:29 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:49 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-southeast and east
near 15 mph or 24 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with some scattered showers and
possibly isolated thunderstorms at first. An increase in cloudiness
with showers and isolated thunderstorms is expected tomorrow.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 2:22 pm…High at 09:09 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 3:49 pm…High at 10:16 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moisture and instability trailing a tropical wave will continue to cause cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly over the central and northern parts of the region, during the next 24 hours.
Another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h. This wave is expected to affect the region tomorrow and Thursday.
A third tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during
the next seven (7) days.