6pm weather 11th August 2019

FORECASTER: VIGIL SALTIBUS

PRESENT WEATHER AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS NEARBY.

PRESENT WEATHER AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT IS PARTLY FAIR.

PRESENT TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS 29 C OR 84 F.

TODAY’S MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT WAS 32 C OR 90 F.

WIND AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS BLOWING FROM THE EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 17 MPH OR

28 KM/H.

RAINFALL IN THE 24 HOUR PERIOD THAT ENDED AT 2:00 PM TODAY:

AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 3.0 MM.       AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: 0.8 MM.

TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST SO FAR:

AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 89.7 MM.      AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: 113.7 MM.

SUNRISE TOMORROW: 5:50 AM           SUNSET TOMORROW: 6:27 PM.     

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

WINDS WILL BE BLOWING FROM BETWEEN THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST NEAR 18 MPH OR 30 KM/H.

WEATHER: OCCASIONALLY CLOUDY WITH SOME 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: LOW AT 6:19 PM…HIGH AT 1:14 AM…LOW 8:10 AM.

TIDES FOR VIEUX FORT BAY:   LOW AT 7:46 PM…HIGH AT 2:21 AM…LOW 9:37 AM.

SEAS: MODERATE WITH WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET OR 1.2 TO 1.8 METRES.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

FAIR SKIES, BECOMING CLOUDY AT TIMES WITH SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WINDWARD ISLANDS.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A RELATIVELY MOIST AND UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE WILL GENERATE OCCASIONAL CLOUDINESS WITH SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE LESSER ANTILLES DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC IS MOVING WESTWARD NEAR 15 MPH OR 24 KM/H. DRY SAHARAN AIR IS LIMITING CLOUDINESS AND SHOWER ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS WAVE.

TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED OVER THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS.