Date: 18th August, 2025
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 78%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-southeast at 12 mph or 19 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 pm last night:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil
Total rainfall for the month of August thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 53.4 mm
Sunset today: 6:24 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:51 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the southeast and east near 15 mph or 24 km/h.
Weather: Fair to occasionally cloudy skies, with a few showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 6:13 am…High at 1:17 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 7:40 am…High at 2:24 pm.
Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will become the dominant weather feature across the region. However, moisture and instability ahead of an approaching tropical wave will cause some cloudiness and showers over portions of the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.
A tropical wave located over the western Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. This wave is expected to affect our region from late tonight into tomorrow.
Another tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 20 mph or 31 km/h. Gradual development of this wave is possible and a tropical depression could form during the latter part of the week.
At 5:00 am today, the eye of Hurricane Erin was located near latitude 22.8 North, longitude 70.2 West. Erin is moving toward the northwest and further away from our region near 13 mph or 20 km/h. Maximum sustained winds are near 130 mph or 215 km/h, with higher gusts.