Date: 11th August, 2025
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 29°C or 84°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 31°C or 88°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 78%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 20 mph or 31 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 28.4 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 3.6 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 43.2 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 21.6 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:50 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:27 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-northeast near 20 mph or 31 km/h.
Weather: Fair and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with a few showers.
Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to take the necessary precautions, due to reduced air quality.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 11:02 pm…High at 5:34 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 6:34 pm…Low at 12:29 am.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with a few light showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will maintain moderate easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean, over the next couple of days. Low level clouds drifting with the wind flow, may cause a few showers across the islands during the forecast period.
A plume of Saharan dust haze is expected to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the region during the next few days.
At 5:00 pm today, the center of Tropical Storm Erin was located near latitude 17.4 North, longitude 30.3 West or about 2024 miles east-northeast of Saint Lucia. Maximum sustained winds are near 45 mph or 75 km/h, with higher gusts. Gradual strengthening is forecast and Erin could become a hurricane later this week. Erin is moving toward the west near 21 mph or 33 km/h, and this motion is expected to continue for the next several days.