6:00 pm Weather Report 08th July, 2020

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.

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

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 29°C or 84°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 21 mph or 33 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 4.8 mm     At GFL Charles Airport: 0.8 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of July so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 21.0 mm    At GFL Charles Airport: 21.0 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 the east near 21 mph or 33 km/h with a few gusts.

Weather: Fair, hazy and breezy becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 6:42 pm… Low at 11:37 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 7:49 pm… Low at 01:04 am.

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 brisk winds and above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy, hazy and breezy, occasionally becoming cloudy with some scattered showers.  

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

The lower atmosphere over our region will remain fairly dry and stable for the first half of the forecast period. An increase in moisture and instability is expected to cause some scattered showers over the region due to the presence of an upper level trough, during the remainder of the forecast period.

The presence of Saharan dust will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality for the next couple of days.

A tropical wave located over the eastern tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.