Date: 11th August, 2023
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
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 20 mph or 31 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 6.3 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 0.7 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 59.0 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 34.3 mm.
Sunset today: 6:28 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:50 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 20 mph or 31 km/h.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and hazy with a few brief showers at first, becoming occasionally cloudy with scattered light to moderate showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms from late tonight into tomorrow.
Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to exercise caution due to reduced air quality.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 1:53 pm…Low at 5:24 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 3:00 pm…Low at 6:51 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
Small craft operators should exercise caution due to reduced visibility.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with a few brief showers over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands. Further south, fair to occasionally cloudy and hazy, with some scattered light to moderate showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
An upper-level trough will continue to cause some cloudy periods, scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms to develop mainly over the southern half of the region during the next 24 hours.
Saharan dust haze will cause a reduction in air quality and visibility across the Eastern Caribbean region during the forecast period.
A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This wave is expected to affect our region from late Saturday into Sunday.
Another tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is also moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next seven (7) days.