6:00 pm Weather Report 19th August, 2021

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 19th August, 2021

Forecaster: Avlon Charlery

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is overcast.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is26°C or 79°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 30°C or 86°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the west at 3 mph or 6 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 28.9 mm         At GFL Charles Airport: 50.7 mm

Total rainfall for the month of August so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 112.7 mm        At GFL Charles Airport: 163.2 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 and east-northeast near 15 mph or 24 km/h.

Weather: Generally cloudy skies with scattered light to moderate showers and    isolated thunderstorms.

Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and 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 6:32 pm… High at 1:32 am

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 7:59 pm… High at 2:39 am

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Over the central Lesser Antilles, partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered light to moderate showers and isolated thunderstorms. Fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with a few showers over the Leeward Islands.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A tropical wave will continue to cause cloudy conditions with showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly over the central portion of the Lesser Antilles .

Two other tropical waves located over the central and eastern Tropical Atlantic are moving westward at about 15 mph or 24 km/h.