6:00 pm Weather Report 16 July 2021

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 16th July, 2021

Forecaster: Thomas Auguste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with light showers.

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

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F. 

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 31°C or 88°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: nil.       At GFL Charles Airport: trace.       

Total rainfall for the month of July so far:

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

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:44 am    Sunset tomorrow: 6:36 pm.                       

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 21 mph or 34 km/h, with a few gusts.

Weather: Increasing cloudiness this evening with some scattered showers.   Generally cloudy conditions with scattered showers and a few          thunderstorms will continue over the weekend.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 8:49 pm… Low at 3:13 am

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 9:56 pm… Low at 4:40 am.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 6 feet or 0.9 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A tropical wave is expected to cause cloudy conditions with scattered showers and a few thunderstorms across our region over the weekend.

A second tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 10 mph or 16 km/h.

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