6:00 pm Weather Report 31st August, 2021

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 31st August, 2021

Forecaster: Avlon Charlery

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

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 at 10 mph or 17 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: trace           At GFL Charles Airport: 1.1 mm

Total rainfall for the month of August so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 204.2 mm        At GFL Charles Airport: 354.1 mm

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am             Sunset tomorrow: 6:15 pm   

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 10 mph or

17 km/h, becoming calm at times.

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

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 10:20 pm… Low at 6:11 am

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 11:27 pm… Low at 7:38 am

Seas: Slight with waves near 3 feet or 0.9 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy skies at times with a few showers. Over the southernmost islands, isolated thunderstorms with scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Weak unstable conditions over the Eastern Caribbean region will cause some scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms, over the southern half of the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.

A tropical wave, a few hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles is moving westward at about 14 mph or 22 km/h. This wave is expected to begin affecting the region later this week.

Another tropical wave located over the central Atlantic is moving westward near 10 mph or 17 km/h.

Tropical Depression Twelve, is located over the far eastern Atlantic. This system is moving west northwest at about 16 mph or 26 km/h. Further development of this system is expected within the next 12 hours. This system is not expected to directly impact the region.