Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is overcast with moderate showers.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is overcast with recent showers.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 28°C or 82°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 92%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 29 mph or 46 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.4 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 6.2 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 2.1 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 18.8 mm.
Sunset today: 6:30 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:49 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 21 mph or 33 km/h, with a few gusts.
Weather: Cloudy to overcast at times, with scattered showers which may be heavy in
some areas and isolated thunderstorms.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 4:29 pm… Low at 9:10 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 5:36 pm… Low at 10:37 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 5 to 8 feet or 1.5 to 2.4 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to locally rough seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Generally cloudy with scattered showers which may be locally heavy and isolated thunderstorms, mainly over the Windward Islands and areas further south. Elsewhere, partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with a few showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moist and unstable conditions ahead of an approaching 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.
A tropical wave located over the western Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h and is expected to affect mainly the southern half of our region from early Monday into Tuesday. This wave has a low chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next 7 days.
Another tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.