12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 15th August, 2025
Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy with showers nearby.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 76%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the southwest at 9 mph or 15 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil At GFL Charles Airport: 3.7 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 53.4 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 32.7 mm.
Sunset today: 6:25 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:50 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the southeast and south near 10 mph or 17 km/h, becoming lighter and variable or calm at times.
Weather: Fair skies becoming cloudy at times, with a few 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 1:18 pm…High at 8:04 pm
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 2:45 pm…High at 9:11 pm
Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair skies occasionally becoming cloudy, with a few scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Over the Leeward Islands, increasingly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Tropical storm watches are in effect for the Leeward Islands.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Unstable conditions ahead of Hurricane Erin are expected to cause cloudiness, showers and thunderstorms mainly over the Leeward Islands, during the next 24 hours.
..TROPICAL STORM WATCHES IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS..
At 11:00 am today, the center of Hurricane Erin was located near latitude 18.2 North, longitude 56.1 West or about 436 miles (701 km) north-northeast of St. Lucia. Erin is moving toward the west-northwest near 18 mph (30 km/h). This motion is expected to continue into the weekend. On the forecast track, the center of Erin is likely to move near or just north of the northern Leeward Islands over the weekend. Maximum sustained winds are near 75 mph (120 km/h) with higher gusts. Erin is a category one hurricane. Interests in the northern Leeward Islands should monitor the progress of Hurricane Erin.
A tropical wave located over the eastern tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.
Another tropical wave located over the far eastern tropical Atlantic, is also moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.