6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 05th August, 2021
Forecaster: E. Francis
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy with showers.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 32°C or 90°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: 0.2 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 1.2 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 4.7 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 1.2 mm.
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 between the east and east-northeast near 15 mph or 24 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Partly cloudy skies, 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: Low at 6:59 pm…High at 1:45 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 8:26 pm…High at 2:52 am.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers and a slight chance of isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The lower atmosphere over the Lesser Antilles is sufficiently moist and unstable to cause some showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms to develop over the islands during the forecast period.
A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic, is moving
westward near 21 mph or 33 km/h. Slow development of this wave is possible over the next five days.
Another tropical wave located near the west African coast, is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. This system has a high chance of tropical cyclone development during the next five days.