Date: 14th August, 2024
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 32°C or 90°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 78%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 13 mph or 20 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil. At GFL Charles Airport: nil.
Total rainfall for the month of August thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 126.1 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 113.2 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:50 am Sunset tomorrow: 6:25 pm
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-southeast and east near 16 mph or 26 km/h.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies, with a few early morning showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 10:57 pm…Low at 6:47 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 12:04 am…Low at 8:14 am.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to occasionally cloudy skies, with a few light showers and a slight chance of isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will generate light to moderate easterly to east-southeasterly winds across the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours. Weak unstable conditions will cause a few cloudy periods with showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the Eastern Caribbean region, during the forecast period.
A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. This wave is expected to affect the region from late Thursday into Friday.
Another tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is, moving westward near 9 mph to 15 km/h. No significant convection accompanies this wave.
At 5:00 pm today, the center of Hurricane Ernesto was located near latitude 21.7 North, longitude 68.3 West or 180 miles or 290 km east of Grand Turk Island. Ernesto is moving toward the northwest near 16 mph or 26 km/h. Maximum sustained winds are near 75 mph or 120 km/h, with higher gusts. Hurricane Ernesto is expected to become a major hurricane by Friday.