12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 9th August, 2026
Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with light rain.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with light showers.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 14 mph or 22 km/h.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 78%.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.1 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 6.6 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 12.7 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 9.1 mm.
Sunset today: 6:28 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:49 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with some light to moderate showers.
Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to take the necessary precautions, due to reduced air quality.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High: 2:11 pm… Low: 5:52 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High: 3:18 pm… Low: 7:19 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 6 feet or 0.9 to 1.8 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy and hazy, with scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms over the Windward Islands. Elsewhere, fair to occasionally cloudy and hazy, with a few showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moist and unstable conditions in the wake of a tropical wave will cause cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Windward Islands during the next 24 hours.
A plume of Saharan dust will continue to reduce visibility and air quality across the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.
A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.
Another tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic has a low chance of development at this time.
A third tropical wave is expected to move off the west coast of Africa this week. Environmental conditions are forecast to be conducive for gradual development thereafter and a tropical depression could form during the latter half of this week while the system moves westward across the eastern and central tropical Atlantic.