Date: 1st September, 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 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 81%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-southeast at 9 mph or 15 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 1.6 mm
Total rainfall for the month of August thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 232.7 mm.
Sunset today: 6:15 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 14 mph or 22 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy at times, with 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: Low at 9:03 am… High at 3:24 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 10:30 am… High at 4:31 pm.
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 scattered light to moderate showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms mainly over the central Windward Islands and areas further south.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moist and unstable conditions ahead of an approaching tropical wave will cause cloudiness with scattered showers and possibly thunderstorms over parts of the region, during the forecast period. This wave, associated with an area of disturbed weather, is located over the western Tropical Atlantic and is currently moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. It is expected to move across the islands tomorrow.
A second tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is also moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h.