6:00 pm Weather Report 30th July, 2021

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.

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

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is30°C or 86°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 31°C or 88°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 17 mph or 28 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: Trace.     At GFL Charles Airport: 3.0 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of July so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 141.2 mm.  At GFL Charles Airport: 122.3 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:47 am             Sunset tomorrow: 6:32 pm

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 20 mph or 31 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy skies becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms during the night and early morning. Thereafter generally fair conditions are expected.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 8:29 pm… Low at 3:24 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 9:20 pm… Low at 4:51 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 becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms mainly over the Windward Islands and areas further south. Elsewhere, it will be fair to partly cloudy with a few showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A weak tropical wave will cause some cloudy periods with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly over the central and southern Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.

Another tropical wave located over the central 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.