6:00 pm Weather Report 12th August, 2021

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 12th August, 2021

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy with light haze.

Present Weather at GFL Charles is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is29°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 23 mph or 37 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 2.0 mm          At GFL Charles: 1.0 mm

Total rainfall for the month of August so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 40.9 mm         At GFL Charles: 18.7 mm

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:50 am        Sunset tomorrow: 6:26 pm. 

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east-northeast near 18 mph or 30 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy becoming cloudy at times with some scattered  showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 6:37 pm…Low at 12:34 am… High at 6:59 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 7:44 pm…Low at 02:01 am… High at 8:06 am.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy and hazy becoming cloudy at times with scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A tropical wave located a few hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles, is expected to produce showers and occasional cloudy skies over the region during the forecast period.

A second tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h and is expected to reach the Lesser Antilles by late Saturday. There is a moderate to high chance of further development of this system over the next few days. Interests in the Lesser Antilles should continue to monitor the progress of this system.