6:00 pm Weather Report 06th August, 2020

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 06th August, 2020

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 32°C or 90°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 18 mph or 30 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: Nil.

Total rainfall for the month of August so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 4.6 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 0.3 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:49 am             Sunset tomorrow: 6:29 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east-southeast near 21 mph or 33 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with some scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms tonight. Tomorrow, partly cloudy skies with a few showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at present…Low at 11:19 pm…High at 5:42 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 7:00 pm…Low at 12:46 am…High at 6:49 am.

Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A tropical wave located just east of the central and southern Windward Islands will continue to generate periods of cloudiness, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over these islands during the next 24 hours.

Two other tropical waves located over the Central Tropical Atlantic are moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h.

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next 5 days.