6:00 pm Weather Report 15th July, 2020

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

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 12 mph or 19 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.3 mm     At GFL Charles Airport: 1.2 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of July so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 50.0 mm    At GFL Charles Airport: 40.2 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:44 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 15 mph or 24 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Generally fair skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with some          scattered showers mainly during the night and early morning.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 11:47 pm… Low at 7:03 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 6:36 pm… High at 12:54 am.

Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with some scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate light to moderate easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean region for the next few days.

A weak trough system will cause occasional cloudiness with some scattered showers around the Eastern Caribbean islands during the next 24 hours.

A tropical wave located several hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles is expected to affect mainly the southern Windward islands from late tomorrow into Friday.

Two other tropical waves located over the Central and Eastern Tropical Atlantic are both moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next five days.