6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 07th July, 2020
Forecaster: Thomas Auguste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 30°C or 86°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the southeast at 08 mph or 13 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 5.6 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 7.8 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of July so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 16.2 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 20.2 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:41 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 southeast near 20 mph or 31 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Partly cloudy skies becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers tonight and tomorrow morning. Fair to partly cloudy, breezy and hazy conditions are expected by tomorrow afternoon.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 6:05 pm… Low at 10:46 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 7:12 pm… Low at 12:13 am.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and swells 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to brisk winds and above normal seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with some scattered showers and a slight chance of isolated thunderstorms mainly over the Leeward Islands.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moisture and instability trailing a tropical wave will continue to cause some scattered showers over the Lesser Antilles tonight and tomorrow morning.
A gradual improvement in conditions is expected during the day tomorrow.
A plume of Saharan dust is expected to affect the region for a few days starting tomorrow. A reduction in visibility and air quality is expected with this event.
A second tropical wave located over the eastern tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h.