Date: 24th August, 2020
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 15 mph or 24 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 8.2 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 1.3 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 98.1 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 130.1 mm.
Sunset today: 6:20 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-southeast near 15 mph or 24 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Partly cloudy skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with some scattered showers and a slight 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 1:12 pm… High at 7:50 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 2:39 pm… High at 8:57 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy skies, with scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Instability and moisture associated with a weak trough system, will continue to cause occasional cloudiness, showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over 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. This wave is expected to begin affecting the region from late Tuesday.
A second tropical wave located just off the west African coast is also moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.