6:00 pm weather report

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 24th August, 2020

Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

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: 8.0 mm.     At GFL Charles Airport: 2.1 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of August so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 98.1 mm.    At GFL Charles Airport: 130.9 mm.   

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:51 am            Sunset tomorrow: 6:19 pm

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 15 mph

or 24 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Fair skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with widely scattered

         showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 7:50 pm… Low at 2:48 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 8:57 pm… Low at 4:15 am.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with some

scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Instability and moisture associated with a weak trough system, will continue

to cause occasional cloudiness, showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms

over the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.

A weak tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This wave is expected to begin affecting the region from late Tuesday.

A second tropical wave located over the far Eastern Atlantic is also moving

westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.