Date: 24th August, 2024
Forecaster: Shemma Joseph
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24°C or 75°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 69%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-southeast at 16 mph or 26 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 14.3 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 5.4 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 162.4 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 165.5 mm.
Sunset today: 6:20 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: Fair to occasionally cloudy, with a few brief showers at first, becoming increasingly cloudy, with scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms from tonight into tomorrow.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 12:27 pm… High at 7:02 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 1:54 pm… High at 8:09 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with scattered light to moderate showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms mainly over the southern Windward Islands and areas further south.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High-Pressure System, will continue to generate light to moderate easterly to east-southeasterly winds across the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.
Weak unstable conditions associated with a trough system, will cause an increase in cloudiness, scattered showers and possibly thunderstorms over the southern half of the region, during the next 24 hours.
A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next seven (7) days.