Date: 20th August, 2024
Forecaster: Shemma Joseph
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 28°C or 82°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 75%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 13 mph or 20 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: trace.
Total rainfall for the month of August thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 147.3 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 between the east and northeast near 14 mph or 22 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with brief scattered showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 10:08 am… High at 4:33 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 11:35 am… High at 5:40 pm.
Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy and hazy skies, with widely scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will generate light to moderate easterly to northeasterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next 24 hours. Patches of low-level cloud drifting along the wind flow will cause occasional cloudy periods with showers over most of the region, during the forecast period.
A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. This wave is expected to affect the region from early Wednesday.
Another tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 6 mph or 9 km/h.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next seven (7) days.