12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 19th August, 2020
Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 28°C or 82°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 20 mph or 31 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.6 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 0.2 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 70.4 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 82.5 mm.
Sunset today: 6:23 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:51 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-northeast near 20 mph or
31 km/h.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few brief showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 4:30 pm…Low at 9:34 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 5:37 pm…Low at 11:01 pm.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few brief showers over the Leewards and central Windward Islands. Further south, partly cloudy to cloudy at times with some scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A relatively drier and more stable atmosphere is expected over the northern and central eastern Caribbean region as the Atlantic High pressure system ridge pattern extends south westward over the islands. Further south, the Inter Tropical Convergent Zone (ITCZ) will continue to produce occasionally cloudy skies with scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the far southern islands.
A tropical wave located about 650 miles or 1046 kilometers east of the Lesser Antilles is moving westward at 17 mph or 28 km/h. This wave is expected to affect the region from tomorrow.
A broad area of low pressure located about 930 miles or 1497 kilometers east of the Lesser Antilles, continues to produce a concentrated area of showers and thunderstorms. Environmental conditions remain favorable for development, and a tropical depression is expected to form during the next day or two while the system moves generally west-northwestward at about 17 mph or 28 km/h. This system is expected to reach our region by late Friday or early Saturday and interests in the Lesser Antilles should closely monitor the progress of this disturbance.
Another tropical wave located over the Eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 20 mph or 31 km/h.