Date: 30th August, 2024
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24°C or 75°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 83%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 14 mph or 22 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 5.1 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 228.3 mm.
Sunset today: 6:16 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 14 mph or 22 km/h, becoming lighter or variable at times.
Weather: Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with scattered light to moderate showers, and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are advised to be vigilant and exercise caution.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 7:55 am…High at 2:30 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 9:22 am…High at 3:37 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy skies, with scattered light to moderate showers and isolated thunderstorms over the central Lesser Antilles. Elsewhere, partly cloudy skies with a few showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moist and unstable conditions in the atmosphere over the Lesser Antilles, will result in cloudy periods with scattered showers and thunderstorms over some islands, during the forecast period.
A tropical wave associated with an area of disturbed weather is located over the central Tropical Atlantic. Gradual development of this system is expected and a tropical depression could form by early next week as it approaches the Lesser Antilles. It is currently moving westward near 13 mph or 20 km/h.
A second tropical wave is located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic. Some slow development of this wave is possible as it moves westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h, over the next few days.