6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 13th August, 2021
Forecaster: Avlon Charlery
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°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 at 13 mph or 20 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 5.1 mm at GFL Charles Airport: 4.1 mm
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 46.0 mm at GFL Charles Airport: 22.8 mm
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:50 am Sunrise tomorrow:6:26 pm
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east-southeast near 21 mph or 33 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy skies, 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 7:15 pm… Low at 1:42 am
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 8:22 pm… Low at 3:09 am
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moisture and instability in the wake of a tropical wave, will continue to produce cloudiness, showers and possible isolated thunderstorms over the region during the forecast period.
At 5:00 pm today, Tropical depression Seven was located at 15.4 North 51.8 W or about 675 miles or 1085 Km east of the Leeward Islands. The maximum sustained winds were near 35 mph or 55 km/h. This system is moving westward at about 22 mph or 35 km/h. Some strengthening of this system is forecast during the next few days. Tropical storm watches have been issued for the Leeward Islands. Interests in the Lesser Antilles should continue to monitor the progress of this system.
A third tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h.