The flood alert which was issued for Saint Lucia has been canceled.
By SLU MET
Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with light showers.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 30°C or 86°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the southeast at 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 15.7 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 174.2 mm.
Sunset today: 6:19 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, with gusts near showers.
Weather: Partly cloudy becoming cloudy at times, with some scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
The flood alert which was issued for Saint Lucia has been canceled.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 9:32 am…High at 3:49 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 10:59 am…High at 4:56 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 some scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the southern Leeward Islands and areas further south. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy skies with a few scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Lingering moisture and instability associated with a broad trough system, will continue to produce some cloudy periods, with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly over the Windward and southern Leeward Islands during the next 24 hours. This system has a low chance of tropical cyclone development, as it continues to move westward over the Caribbean Sea.
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 far eastern Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 18 mph or 30 km/h. This wave has a low chance of tropical cyclone development during the next five days.
