Date: 16th August, 2025
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 73%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the south at 15 mph or 24 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil At GFL Charles Airport: nil
Total rainfall for the month of August thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 53.4 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 32.7 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 southwest and south near 14 mph or 22 km/h, becoming lighter and variable or calm at times.
Weather: Fair and warm, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 2:05 pm…High at 09:07 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 3:32 pm…High at 10:14 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 6 feet or 0.9 to 1.8 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Over the Leeward Islands, cloudy to overcast with scattered moderate to heavy showers, periods of rain, gusty winds and thunderstorms. Elsewhere, fair skies occasionally becoming cloudy, with a few scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Unstable conditions caused by Hurricane Erin are expected to cause cloudiness, showers and thunderstorms mainly over the Leeward Islands, during the next 24 hours.
…ERIN RAPIDLY STRENGTHENING, OUTER RAINBANDS AFFECTING THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS…
At 11:00 am today, the center of Hurricane Erin was located near latitude 19.7 North, longitude 62.8 West or about 411 miles (662 km) north of St. Lucia. Erin is moving toward the west near 17 mph or 28 km/h. This motion is expected to continue through the weekend. On the forecast track, the center of Erin is likely to move just north of the northern Leeward Islands over the weekend. Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 155 mph or 250 km/h, with higher gusts. Erin is now a category 4 hurricane. Continued rapid strengthening is expected and Erin is forecast to become a Category 5 hurricane. Interests in the northern Leeward Islands should continue to monitor the progress of Hurricane Erin.
Two tropical waves located over the eastern and far eastern Tropical Atlantic, are moving westward near 15 and 9 mph or 24 and 15 km/h, respectively.