Date: 14th August, 2023
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 32°C or 90°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the northeast at 20 mph or 31 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 1.5 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 5.0 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 63.7 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 40.8 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:50 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:26 pm.
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, with a few gusts.
Weather: Fair and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with a few 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: Low at 8:00 pm…High at 2:47 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 9:27 pm…High at 3:54 am.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly swells 5 to 8 feet or 1.5 to 2.4 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 20 mph or 31 km/h.
Another tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 9 mph or 15 km/h.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next two days.