Date: 29th August, 2023
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present Weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°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 22 mph or 35 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 4.4 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 3.2 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 147.6 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 169.4 mm.
Sunset today: 6:17 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Weather: Cloudy to overcast at times with scattered showers, some of which may be heavy, and isolated thunderstorms.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 3:07 pm…Low at 7:48 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 4:14 pm…Low at 9:15 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Cloudy to overcast at times with scattered showers, some of which may be heavy, and isolated thunderstorms over the Windward Islands and areas further south. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy with a few scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A tropical wave will continue to generate cloudy skies, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the southern half of the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.
Another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 23 mph or 37 km/h.
A third tropical wave has just emerged off the coast of Africa. This wave has a medium chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next seven days.