Date: 16th August, 2023
Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy/Shemma Joseph
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 28°C or 82°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.2 mm At GFL Charles Airport: nil
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 64.2 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 43.1 mm.
Sunset today: 6:25 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:50 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-northeast near 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy on occasion with scattered showers and a possibility of isolated thunderstorms.
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 4:22 pm…Low at 9:23 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 5:29 pm…Low at 10:50 pm.
Seas: Moderate with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.
Small craft operators are advised to exercise caution due to reduced visibility.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy and hazy, with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the southern portion of the Lesser Antilles. Elsewhere, partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with a few showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean region over the next few days.
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.
Moisture and instability associated with the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) is expected to cause some cloudy periods with showers and isolated thunderstorms, mainly over the southern portion of the region during the forecast period.
A tropical wave located in the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. This wave has a medium chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next 7 days.
Another tropical wave located just off the west coast of Africa is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This wave has a medium chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next 7 days.