Date: 13th August, 2024
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 23°C or 73°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 86%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the southwest at 13 mph or 20 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 42.9 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 15.3 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 126.0 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 113.2 mm.
Sunset today: 6:26 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:50 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the southwest and southeast near 17 mph or 28 km/h, with gusts near showers.
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies, with 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: Low at 2:37 pm…High at 9:46 pm…Low at 5:45 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at present…Low at 4:04 pm…High at 10:53 pm.
Seas: Locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 7 to 10 feet or 2.1 to 3.0 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise EXTREME caution due to locally rough seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Cloudy to overcast at times, with moderate to heavy showers, gusty winds and thunderstorms over the Leeward Islands. Elsewhere, partly cloudy to cloudy skies, with scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Unstable conditions associated with Tropical Storm Ernesto, will continue to affect the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.
At 11:00 am today, the center of Tropical Storm Ernesto was located near latitude 16.9 North, longitude 62.6 West or 155 miles or 250 km east-southeast of St Croix. Ernesto is moving toward the west-northwest near 18 mph or 30 km/h and this general motion is expected to continue through tonight. Maximum sustained winds speed has increased to near 50 mph or 85 km/h, with higher gusts. Additional strengthening is forecast and Ernesto is expected to become a hurricane by early Wednesday. The center of Ernesto should pass near the Virgin Islands this evening and northeast to north of Puerto Rico, tonight or tomorrow. Ernesto is then forecast to turn northward over the western Atlantic.
A hurricane warning has been issued for the U.S and British Virgin Islands. Tropical storm warnings remain in effect for the Leeward Islands, Guadeloupe, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
A tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h.