Date: 04th August, 2021
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is31°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 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 1.0 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: nil.
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 4.5 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: trace.
Sunset today: 6:31 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:48 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 12 mph or 19 km/h, becoming lighter and variable at times.
Weather: Today and tonight, fair to partly cloudy skies with a few showers. Tomorrow, Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with 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 2:10 pm… Low at 6:13 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 3:17 pm… Low at 7:40 pm.
Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Today and tonight, fair skies occasionally becoming cloudy with a few scattered showers. Tomorrow, Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
An upper level trough together with an approaching tropical wave, will cause an increase in cloudiness, shower activity and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.
Another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. Some slow development of this wave is expected over the next few days.
A third tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.
Also, a small area of low pressure located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic has a low chance for tropical cyclone formation during the next five days. This system poses no threat to our region.