6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 07th July, 2021
Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus
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 28°C or 82°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 30°C or 86°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast 23 mph or 37 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: Trace. At GFL Charles Airport: 0.3 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of July so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 60.8 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 63.9 mm.
Sunset today: 6:36 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:41 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 23 mph or 37 km/h, with a few gusts.
Weather: Fair, hazy and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with a few showers.
Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to exercise caution due to poor air quality.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 7:24 pm…High at 2:02 am…Low at 09:11 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 8:51 pm…High at 3:09 am…Low at 10:38 am.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas, brisk winds and reduced visibility.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair, hazy and breezy occasionally becoming cloudy with a few showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High Pressure system will generate moderate to brisk easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean region during the next 24 hours. Low level cloud patches drifting along this wind flow, will cause a few scattered showers over the region during the forecast period.
An approaching tropical wave begin affecting the extreme southern portion of the Eastern Caribbean during the next 24 to 36 hours.
Two other tropical waves located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the tropical Atlantic during the next 5 days.
The alert level at the La Soufriere volcano in Saint Vincent remains at Orange.
Interests in Saint Lucia and the south-eastern Caribbean region are advised to continue monitoring official sources for updates.