6:00 pm Weather Report 15th July, 2022

6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 15th July, 2022
Forecaster: Avlon Charlery

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°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 20 mph or 31 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 3.7 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 10.6 mm
Total rainfall for the month of July so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 123.4 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 141.3 mm

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:43 am Sunset tomorrow: 6:36 pm

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 23 mph or 37 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy, hazy and breezy becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at present…Low at 10:30 pm… High at 5:15 am
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 6:56 pm… Low at 11:27 pm… High at 6:22 am
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 5 to 7 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to brisk winds and locally rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly over the southern half of the region. Elsewhere fair to partly cloudy, hazy and breezy with a few showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean during the forecast period.

A tropical wave, just east of the islands will cause some cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms from later tonight.

A second tropical wave located over the western tropical Atlantic is moving westward at about 14 mph or 22 km/h.

A third tropical wave located over the eastern tropical Atlantic is moving westward at 12 mph or 19 km/h.

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next five (5) days.