Weather: Mostly cloudy skies, with scattered moderate to locally heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly during the morning. A gradual improvement is expected as the day progresses

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is overcast with moderate showers.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 25°C or 77°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24°C or 75°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 86%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from south 23 mph or 37 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport: 30.2 mm

Total rainfall for the month of August thus far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 113.3 mm

Sunset today: 6:26 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:50 am

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the south near 17 mph or 28 km/h, with gusts near showers.

Weather: Mostly cloudy skies, with scattered moderate to locally heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly during the morning. A gradual improvement is expected as the day progresses.

Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are advised to exercise caution.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 11:02 am…Low at 2:37 pm

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 12:09 pm…Low at 4:04 pm.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Tropical Storm conditions over the Leeward Islands, Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico for tonight and tomorrow. Elsewhere, partly cloudy to overcast skies, with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

…CENTER OF ERNESTO NEAR GUADELOUPE IN THE LEEWARD ISLANDS…

At 500 AM today, the center of Tropical Storm Ernesto was located near latitude 16.2 North, longitude 61.3 West or 10 miles or 15 km southeast of Guadeloupe. Ernesto is moving toward the west near 20 mph (31 km/h) with maximum sustained wind speed of 40 mph (65 km/h) with gusts up to 52 mph (83 Km/h), and maximum seas near 13 ft. Ernesto is expected to move across portions of the Leeward Islands this morning and near or over the U.S. and British Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico by this evening. Ernesto is then forecast to turn northward over the western Atlantic.

Tropical storm warnings have been issued for the Leeward Islands, Guadeloupe, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.

A tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h.