6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 04^th July, 2022

Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.

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

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 14 mph or 22 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: nil. At GFL Charles Airport: 1.7 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of July so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 111.2 mm.  At GFL Charles Airport: 111.1 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:40 am.            Sunset tomorrow: 6:36 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS  

Winds will be blowing from the east near 18 mph or 30 km/h.

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

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 7:59 pm… Low at 1:07 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 9:06 pm… Low at 2:34 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 skies with widely scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

The Atlantic high-pressure system will generate moderate easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean region.

The weak tropical wave that was forecasted to affect the islands tomorrow has been repositioned and is currently moving over the southern portion of the region. This wave is devoid of any significant shower activity.

 Another tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 23 mph or 37 km/h.

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the tropical Atlantic during the next five days.