6 PM WEATHER REPORT

Date: 17th July, 2021

Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is28°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 at 17 mph or 28 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 17.7 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 12.8 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of July so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 107.5 mm.  At GFL Charles Airport: 95.2 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:44 am         Sunset tomorrow: 6:35 pm       

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 21 mph or 33 km/h, with occasional gusts.

Weather: Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy skies with some scattered showers.

Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are advised to exercise caution.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 09:37 pm… Low at 4:32 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 10:44 pm… Low at 5:59 am.

Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

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

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A tropical wave will continue to produce occasional cloudy periods with scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms, across the Eastern Caribbean region during the next 24 hours.

A second tropical wave located over the Central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 8 mph or 13 km/h.

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