Date: 10th August, 2024
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with light showers.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 25°C or 77°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 32°C or 90°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 98%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the north-northwest at 6 mph or 9 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 2.0 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 2.1 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 65.9 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 85.9 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:50 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:27 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-southeast and east-northeast near 16 mph or 26 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy at times, with some light to moderate showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 7:17 pm…Low at 2:02 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 8:24 pm…Low at 3:29 am.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy, with scattered showers, some of which may be heavy and isolated thunderstorms over the Windward Islands. Elsewhere, fair to occasionally cloudy, with widely scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moist and unstable conditions will continue to generate periods of cloudiness, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly over the Windward Islands, during the forecast period.
A tropical wave associated with an area of low-pressure located over the central Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 18 mph or 30 km/h. This system has a high chance of tropical cyclone development during the next 7 days, and is expected to impact mainly the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles from late Monday into Tuesday. Interests in the region are advised to monitor the progress of this system.