6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 11th July, 2020
Forecaster: E. Francis
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 31°C or 88°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 6.8 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 7.1 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of July so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 37.7 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 31.5 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:42 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: Partly cloudy and hazy 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 8:38 pm… Low at 2:52 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 9:45 pm… Low at 4:19 am.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 4 to 7 feet or 1.2 to 2.1 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to
brisk winds and rough seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with some scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A tropical wave is expected to generate some showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the Eastern Caribbean region during the forecast period.
Saharan dust will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality over our region for the next few days.
Another tropical wave located over the Eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward at about 15 mph or 24 km/h.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next five days.