Date: 12th August, 2025
Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 71%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 21 mph or 33 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am:
At Hewanorra Airport: 2.1 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 3.2 mm
Total rainfall for the month of August thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 44.9 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 22.3 mm
Sunset today: 6:27 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:50 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-northeast near 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Weather: Fair and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with a few brief 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: High at 5:58 pm…Low at 11:58 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 12:59 pm…High at 7:05 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
Small craft operators are advised to exercise caution due to reduced visibility.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with a few light showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Light to moderate easterly winds from the Atlantic High-Pressure System will bring a few showers to the Eastern Caribbean over the next couple of days.
Visibility and air quality in the region will be reduced over the next few days due to Saharan dust haze.
At 11:00 am today, Tropical Storm Erin was located about latitude 17.2 North, longitude 36.3 West over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic or about 1663 miles east-northeast of Saint Lucia. Erin has maximum sustained winds of 45 mph and is moving west at 23 mph. On Erin’s current track, residents in the northern Leeward Islands should monitor the progress of system, as it could become a hurricane later this week.