6 pm weather 20th August 2019

FORECASTER: VIGIL SALTIBUS

PRESENT WEATHER AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS FAIR.

PRESENT WEATHER AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT IS FAIR.

PRESENT TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS 30 C OR 86 F.

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

WIND AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS BLOWING FROM THE EAST-NORTHEAST AT 12 MPH OR 19 KM/H.

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

AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: TRACE           AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: 0.1 MM.           

TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST SO FAR:

AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 125.4 MM        AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: 145.2 MM     

SUNRISE TOMORROW: 5:51 AM        SUNSET TOMORROW: 6:22 PM                 

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

WINDS WILL BE BLOWING FROM BETWEEN THE NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST NEAR 12 MPH

OR 19 KM/H, BECOMING LIGHTER AT TIMES.

WEATHER: FAIR SKIES, OCCASIONALLY BECOMING CLOUDY WITH A FEW 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 6:46 PM…LOW AT 12:53 AM…HIGH AT 7:11 AM.

TIDES FOR VIEUX FORT BAY:   HIGH AT 7:53 PM…LOW AT 02:20 AM…HIGH AT 8:18 AM.

SEAS: SLIGHT WITH WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET OR 0.6 TO 1.2 METRES.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

FAIR AND HAZY, OCCASIONALLY BECOMING CLOUDY WITH WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A MODERATELY MOIST AND UNSTABLE LOWER ATMOSPHERE WILL PRODUCE A FEW CLOUDY PERIODS WITH SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN REGION DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD.

A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC IS MOVING WESTWARD NEAR 17 MPH OR 28 KM/H. THIS WAVE IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE REGION, FROM WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY.

TWO OTHER TROPICAL WAVES LOCATED OVER THE EASTERN AND FAR EASTERN TROPICAL ATLANTIC ARE MOVING WESTWARD NEAR 15 AND 17 MPH OR 24 AND 28 KM/H, RESPECTIVELY.