12:00 noon Weather report 6th August, 2021

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 06th August, 2021

Forecaster: Avlon Charlery

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is31°C or 88°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 20 mph or 31 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport: 1.5 mm          At GFL Charles: 3.6 mm    

Total rainfall for the month of August so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 6.0 mm          At GFL Charles: 3.7 mm

Sunset today: 6:30 pm          Sunrise tomorrow: 5:49 am

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-northeast near 17 mph or 28 km/h.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 3:21 pm… Low at 7:42 pm

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 4:28 pm… Low at 9:09 pm

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair skies, with a few cloudy periods and scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Shallow cloud patches drifting along an easterly wind flow will cause a few showers over the Eastern Caribbean region during the forecast period.

A tropical wave located over the western Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This wave is expected to cause cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms over our region from late Saturday into Sunday.

A second tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic has a low chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next five days. Some slow development of this wave is possible as it moves westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.

A third tropical wave located near the west African coast, is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This system has a medium chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next two days.