Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the northeast at 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 12.2 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 66.2 mm
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 127.8 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 187.6 mm.
Sunset today: 6:22 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:51 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 13 mph or 20 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy at times with scattered showers, some of which may be heavy, and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are asked to be vigilant.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 1:15 pm… Low at 4:46 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 2:22 pm… Low at 6:13 pm.
Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly cloudy with a few scattered showers over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands. Elsewhere, partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered showers, which may be heavy in some locations, and isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moisture and instability lingering over the region, will continue to cause cloudiness with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms, mainly over the southern half of the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.
A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 20 mph or 31 km/h.
Another tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This wave has a low chance of tropical cyclone development during the next five days.