6:00 pm Weather Report 9th August, 2020

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 09th August, 2020

Forecaster: Avlon Charlery

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.

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

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 15 mph or 24 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport:  0.2 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 6.4

Total rainfall for the month of August so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 18.4 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 21.7 mm

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:49 am            Sunset tomorrow: 6:28 pm  

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 16 mph or 26 km/h.

Weather: Fair to 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 7:31 pm… Low at 2:02 am

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 8:38 pm… Low at 3:29 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 over the southern Windward Islands and areas further south. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy skies with a few showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A weak tropical wave will continue to generate cloudiness, showers and thunderstorms mainly over the southern part of the region during the forecast period.  

 
Another tropical wave, located over the Central Atlantic, is moving westward at about 17 mph or 28 km/h.  
 
A third tropical wave, located over the eastern Atlantic, is moving westward at about 17 mph or 28 km/h. Environmental conditions appear to be conducive for further development of this system. This wave has a medium chance of developing into a tropical depression within the next 48 hours.