6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 17th August, 2021
Forecaster: E. Francis
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°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 at 20 mph or 31 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: trace.
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 80.7 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 112.5 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:51 am Sunset tomorrow: 6:24 pm
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east northeast near
22 mph or 35 km/h, with occasional gusts.
Weather: Fair and hazy, 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: High at 11:17 pm…Low at 6:44 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 12:24 am…Low at 8:11 am.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Over the southern portion of the Lesser Antilles, occasionally cloudy skies with some scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy and hazy with a few scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Saharan dust will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the Lesser Antilles, over the next few days.
A weak tropical wave in the vicinity of the Lesser Antilles is expected to affect the southern portion of the Eastern Caribbean islands during the next 24 hours. There is not much shower activity associated with this system.
Another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward at about 17 mph or 28 km/h. This wave is expected to affect the southern portion of the Lesser Antilles from early Thursday morning.
A third tropical wave located over the far Eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward at about 15 mph or 24 km/h.