Date: 20th August, 2024
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 32°C or 90°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 75%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 15 mph or 24 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: trace. At GFL Charles Airport: 1.0 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 147.3 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 147.5 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:51 am Sunset tomorrow: 6:22 pm
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the northeast and east-southeast near 16 mph or 26 km/h.
Weather: Fair skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with scattered 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 09:54 pm…High at 4:35 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 11:21 pm…High at 5:42 am.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with widely scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will generate light to moderate easterly to northeasterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next 24 hours.
Moist and unstable conditions ahead of an approaching weak tropical wave, will cause occasional cloudy periods, with showers and possibly thunderstorms over parts of our region, from late this evening into tomorrow.
Another tropical wave located just off the African coast, is moving westward near 9 mph or 15 km/h.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next seven (7) days.