6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 27th August, 2021
Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus
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-northeast at 23 mph or 37 km/h gusting to 35 mph or 56 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.6 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: Trace.
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 204.0 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 350.9 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:17 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 21 mph or 33 km/h with occasional gusts.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy, hazy and breezy with a few brief showers.
Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to exercise caution due to the presence of Saharan dust.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 6:45 pm…Low at 1:29 am…High at 7:35 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 7:52 pm…Low at 2:56 am…High at 8:42 am.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy and hazy skies with a few showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Saharan dust 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 with an area of low pressure is located over the central Tropical Atlantic. The system is currently moving westward at about 17 mph or 28 km/h and is forecast to move west-northwestward today, then turn northward Saturday. There is a high chance of further development of the system into a tropical depression during the next couple of days before it moves into a less favorable environment.
Another tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward at about 17 mph or 28 km/h.