6:00 pm Weather Report 18 August 2021

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 18th August, 2021

Forecaster: Thomas Auguste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and slightly hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport 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 22 mph or 35 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 3.1 mm       At GFL Charles: Trace

Total rainfall for the month of August so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 83.8 mm      At GFL Charles:112.5 mm

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:51 am.   Sunset tomorrow: 6:23 pm.          

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 22 mph or 35 km/h, with occasional gusts.

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies 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: Low at present… High at 12:29 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 6:53 pm… High at 01:36 am.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Generally cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Windward Islands and areas further south.  Elsewhere, it will be fair to partly cloudy with a few scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A tropical wave located just east of the Lesser Antilles, is moving rapidly westward and will cause cloudy conditions with showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Windward Islands and areas further south, from tonight into tomorrow.

A second tropical wave located over the Eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward at about 12 mph or 19 km/h.