Date: 08th August, 2024
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 81%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the northeast at 8 mph or 13 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.5 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 61.7 mm.
Sunset today: 6:29 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:49 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 14 mph or 22 km/h, becoming lighter and variable at times.
Weather: Fair to occasionally cloudy, with a few scattered showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at present…Low at 12:00 noon.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 6:51 am…Low at 1:27 pm.
Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to occasionally cloudy, with widely scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will generate light to moderate easterly winds over the Eastern Caribbean region, during the forecast period. Patches of low-level clouds drifting along the wind flow, will produce some scattered showers over the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.
A tropical wave located over the western Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This wave is expected to affect our region tomorrow.
Another tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h.
An area of low pressure is expected to form over the central or western Tropical Atlantic early next week. Some development of this system is possible during the next 7 days as it moves generally west-northwestward.