Date: 26th August, 2024
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 31°C or 88°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 88%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 13 mph or 20 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 1.4 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: trace.
Total rainfall for the month of August thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 215.4 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 188.9 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:51 am Sunset tomorrow: 6:18 pm
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 14 mph or 22 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 08:56 pm…Low at 4:45 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 10:03 pm…Low at 6:12 am.
Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy at times, with widely scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms, over the southern Leeward and Windward Islands.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moist and unstable conditions in the wake of a trough system, will continue to produce occasional cloudiness with scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over parts of the region, during the forecast period.
A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 9 mph or 15 km/h. This wave is expected to begin affecting parts of the region from Tuesday evening.
Another tropical wave over the far eastern 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.