Date: 21st August, 2024
Forecaster: Shemma Joseph
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 32°C or 90°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 71%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-southeast at 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.8 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 8.0 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 148.1 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 155.5 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 east-southeast near 16 mph or 26 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with brief scattered showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 5:06 pm… Low at 10:51 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at present… High at 6:13 pm.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Over the northern and central portions of the Lesser Antilles, partly cloudy skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms. Further south, fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with a few showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moisture and instability associated with a weak tropical wave, will continue to cause occasional cloudy periods, with showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over parts of our region, during the forecast period.
Another tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 9 mph or 15 km/h.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next seven (7) days.