6:00 pm Weather Report 24 August 2021

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 24th August, 2021

Forecaster: Thomas Auguste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with light showers.

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: 52.3 mm.     At GFL Charles: nil.

Total rainfall for the month of August so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 203.4 mm.    At GFL Charles:350.7 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:51 am.   Sunset tomorrow: 6:19 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 21 mph or 33 km/h.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and hazy skies with a few brief showers.

Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to exercise caution.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at present… Low at 10:54 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 6:21 pm… Low at 12:21 am.

Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with a few showers mainly over the southern Windward Islands.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

An area of Saharan dust haze will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the Eastern Caribbean region over the next couple of days.

A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.

Another tropical wave, located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is also moving westward at about 15 mph or 24 km/h. This system has 30 per cent or low chance of developing into a tropical cyclone during the next five days.