Date: 01st September, 2023
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is overcast with showers and thunderstorms.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°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 9 mph or 15 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 3.0 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 3.6 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August:
At Hewanorra Airport: 154.8 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 183.7 mm.
Sunset today: 6:15 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 15 mph or 24 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy, with scattered light to moderate showers and isolated thunderstorms.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at present…High at 4:47 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at present…High at 5:54 pm.
Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly cloudy with a few showers over the Leeward Islands. Over the Windward Islands and areas further south, partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered light to moderate showers and isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A tropical wave will continue to cause cloudiness, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms, mainly over the southern half of the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.
The area of low pressure located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic has been upgraded to a tropical depression. However, this system is expected to remain over the open ocean and does not pose a threat to our region.