6:00 pm Weather Report 30 June 2020

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 30th June, 2020

Forecaster: Thomas Auguste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

Present weather at GFL CHarles Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

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 at 20 mph or 31 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:

At Hewanorra Airport: 1.3 mm.   At GFL CHarles Airport: 2.5 mm.           

Total rainfall for the month of June so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 159.0 mm.   At GFL CHarles Airport: 76.7 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:39 am.   Sunset tomorrow: 6:36 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 20 mph or 31 km/h, with a few gusts.

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with some scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms mainly during the night. Conditions are expected to improve during the day tomorrow.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at present… High at 11:55 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 6:34 pm… High at 01:02 am.

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 a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A tropical wave located just east of the Lesser Antilles is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. This wave is expected to spread cloudiness, showers and possibly thunderstorms over our region during the next 12 to 24 hours.

A plume of Saharan dust is expected to cause a reduction in visibility over the Eastern Caribbean region immediately following the passage of the tropical wave.

Another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 20 mph or 31 km/h.