6:00 pm Weather Report

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.

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 at 25 mph or 41 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.7 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 1.7 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of July so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 89.8 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: 82.4 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:43 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 east-southeast near 20 mph or 31 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 8:07 pm…Low at 1:53 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 9:14 pm…Low at 3:20 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 with scattered light to moderate showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the southern Windward Islands and areas further south. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy with a few showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A tropical wave will continue to cause cloudiness, showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the South-Eastern Caribbean region tonight.

Another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 20 mph or 31 km/h. This system is expected to bring cloudy conditions with some showers and thunderstorms over our region during this coming weekend.

A third tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.

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