Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy with showers nearby.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 32°C or 90°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 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 6.3 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 0.1 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 59.0 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 34.3 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:50 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:27 pm.
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: Partly cloudy and hazy becoming occasionally cloudy with scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
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 12:27 am…Low at 7:47 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 6:51 pm… High at 1:34 am.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.
Small craft operators should exercise caution due to reduced visibility.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Over the Leeward Islands, fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with a few brief showers. Further south, partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy and hazy, with scattered 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 12 mph or 19 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 9 mph or 15 km/h.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next seven (7) days.