Date: 19th August, 2024
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 32°C or 90°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 28°C or 82°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 72%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 23 mph or 37 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: trace. At GFL Charles Airport: 0.6 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 147.3 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 146.5 mm.
Sunset today: 6:23 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:51 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and northeast near 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with a few isolated showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 4:01 pm…Low at 08:59 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 5:08 pm…Low at 10:26 pm.
Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to occasionally cloudy and hazy with a few light showers, mainly over the southern Windward Islands.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will generate light to moderate easterly winds over the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next 24 hours. Weak unstable conditions will continue to cause a few cloudy periods with showers, over the southern portion of the region, during the first half of the forecast period.
A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next (7) days.