6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 09th August, 2021
Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus
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 is28°C or 82°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: nil. At GFL Charles Airport: trace.
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 34.8 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 12.5 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:49 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:28 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the northeast and southeast near 15 mph or 24 km/h, with gusts near showers.
Weather: Generally cloudy with rain, some scattered showers which may be locally heavy and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and/or 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: Low at 09:53 pm…High at 4:32 am...Low at 11:02 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 11:20 pm…High at 5:39 am…Low at 12:29 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 6 feet or 0.9 to 1.8 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to adverse weather conditions.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Over the northern Windwards and Leeward Islands, skies will be cloudy to overcast with moderate to heavy showers, gusty winds and thunderstorms. Elsewhere, partly cloudy to cloudy skies with a few scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
At 5:00 pm today, an area of disturbance being monitored for cyclone development has now become Potential Tropical Cyclone number six (#6). The system was centered near latitude 14.2 North, longitude 59.2 West or about 121 miles or 195 kilometers east-northeast of Saint Lucia. Potential Tropical Cyclone number six (#6) is moving toward the west-northwest near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This general motion is expected to continue during the next few days. On the forecast track, the system is expected to move north of Saint Lucia and through a portion of the southern Leeward Islands tonight. Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph or 55 km/h with higher gusts. Gradual strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours and the disturbance is expected to become a tropical storm tonight.
Interests around the Eastern Caribbean islands are advised to closely monitor the progress of this system.
A second low pressure system is located several hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles and is slowly moving westward. Environmental conditions are no longer favourable for further development of this system.
Two tropical waves located over the central and eastern Tropical Atlantic are moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.