Date: 14th August, 2023
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar/Shemma Joseph
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 32°C or 90°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 23 mph or 37 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 1.9 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 2.9 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 63.7 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 38.7 mm.
Sunset today: 6:26 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 21 mph or 33 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers.
Persons with dust allergies and respiratory ailments 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 3:32 pm…Low at 8:00 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 4:39 pm…Low at 9:27 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly swells 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas, brisk winds and reduced visibility.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with a few showers over the Leeward Islands. Over the Windward Islands and areas further south, partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High Pressure system will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and above normal seas across the Eastern Caribbean region during the next 24 hours. Patches of low-level clouds drifting along the wind flow, will cause some scattered showers over the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.
A large plume of Saharan dust will continue to cause a reduction in air quality and visibility across the region during the next few days.
A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next two days.