Date: 11th August, 2020
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present weather at George FL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 32°C or 90°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: trace. At George FL Charles Airport: trace.
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 18.7 mm. At George FL Charles Airport: 21.7 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:50 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:27 pm
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 20 mph or 31 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy at times with some 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 09:01 pm…Low at 4:26 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 10:08 pm…Low at 5:53 am.
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 skies with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A tropical wave will cause an increase in cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.
NEW TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS OVER THE ATLANTIC OCEAN…
At 5:00 pm today, the center of Tropical Depression Eleven was located near latitude 11.7 north, longitude 40.0 west or about 1450 miles or 2335 km east of the Lesser Antilles. The depression is moving toward the west near 16 mph or 26 km/h and this general motion is expected to continue through Wednesday. Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph or 55 km/h, with higher gusts. Some strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours and the depression is expected to become a tropical storm by Wednesday night.
The Saint Lucia Meteorological Services will continue to closely monitor the progress of this system.