Date: 15th August, 2025
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 25°C or 77°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 83%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is calm.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 4.0 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 53.4 mm.
Sunset today: 6:25 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:50 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the northeast and southeast near 10 mph or 17 km/h, becoming lighter and variable or calm at times.
Weather: Fair skies becoming cloudy at times, with a few 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: High at 8:37 am…Low at 1:18 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 9:44 am…Low at 2:45 pm.
Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair skies occasionally becoming cloudy, with a few scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Over the Leeward Islands, increasingly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Unstable conditions ahead of Tropical Storm Erin are expected to cause cloudiness, showers and thunderstorms mainly over the Leeward Islands, during the next 24 hours.
..TROPICAL STORM WATCHES IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS..
At 5:00 am today, the center of Tropical Storm Erin was located near latitude 17.8 North, longitude 54.4 West or about 511 miles (822 km) northeast of St. Lucia. Erin is moving toward the west-northwest near 17 mph (28 km/h). This motion is expected to continue into the weekend. On the forecast track, the center of Erin is likely to move near or just north of the northern Leeward Islands over the weekend. Maximum sustained winds are near 70 mph (110 km/h) with higher gusts. Steady strengthening is expected during the next few days and Erin is forecast to become a hurricane later today and could become a major hurricane by this weekend. Interests in the northern Leeward Islands should monitor the progress of this storm.
A tropical wave located over the eastern tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.
Another tropical wave located over the far eastern tropical Atlantic, is also moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.