6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 04th August, 2021
Forecaster: E. Francis
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 31°C or 88°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: 1.0 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: nil.
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 4.5 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: trace.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:48 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:30 pm
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 15 mph or 24 km/h, becoming lighter and variable at times.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few showers at first.
From early tomorrow morning, partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 6:13 pm… High at 12:58 am
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 7:40 pm… High at 02:05 am
Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few showers at first. From early tomorrow morning, partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
An upper level trough together with an approaching tropical wave, will cause an increase in cloudiness, shower activity and isolated thunderstorms over the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.
Another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 23 mph or 37 km/h. Some slow development of this wave is expected over the next five days.
A third tropical wave together with a small low pressure area over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 21 mph or 33 km/h. Significant development of this system is not expected during the next day or so due to unfavourable environmental conditions.