Date: 25th August, 2024
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is overcast with light showers.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24°C or 75°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 93%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the north at 6 mph or 9 km/h
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 45.7 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 21.3 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 208.1 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 186.8 mm.
Sunset today: 6:19 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:51 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and southeast near 16 mph or 26 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy at times with scattered showers, which may be heavy in some areas, and isolated thunderstorms.
Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are advised to be vigilant and exercise caution.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 1:07 pm…High at 7:53 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 2:34 pm…High at 9:39 pm.
Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Mostly cloudy skies with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Windward Islands and areas further south. Fair to occasionally cloudy, with a few showers elsewhere.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A trough system along with the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), will continue to produce periods of cloudiness, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the central and southern portions of the region, during the next 24 hours.
A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next seven (7) days.