Date: 18th August, 2023
Forecaster: Andre Joyeux/Shemma Joseph
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy with light showers.
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 25°C or 77°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: 11.2 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 10.3 mm
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 81.2 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 59.7 mm
Sunset today: 6:24 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:51 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, with occasional gusts.
Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers and a chance 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 5:13 pm…Low at 10:43 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 6:20 pm…Low at 12:10 am.
Seas: Locally rough with waves and northeasterly swells 6 to 8 feet or 1.8 to 2.4 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to reduced visibility and locally rough seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with scattered showers over the Leeward Islands. Elsewhere, generally cloudy and hazy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Saharan dust haze will continue to cause a reduction in air quality and visibility across the region during the next few days.
Moist and unstable conditions over the region, will continue to cause cloudiness with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms during the next 24 hours.
An approaching tropical wave a few hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles is expected to cause an increase in cloudiness with moderate to heavy showers and thunderstorms over our region from late Saturday.
A broad area of low pressure located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving west-northwest near 16 mph or 26 km/h. This system has a medium chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next 2 days.
Another tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic, is associated with a broad area of low pressure and is moving westward near 18 mph or 30 km/h. This system also has a medium chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next 2 days.