6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 16th July, 2022
Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is overcast.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is overcast.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 28°C or 82°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 23 mph or 37 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 47.2 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 30.7 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of July so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 170.6 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 172.0 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:44 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, with a few gusts.
Weather: Generally cloudy with some scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms.
Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides should be vigilant and exercise caution.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 6:30 pm…Low at 11:31 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 7:37 pm… Low at 12:58 am.
Seas: Locally rough with waves and swells 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.7 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
Generally cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Windward Islands and areas further south. Elsewhere, 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 and locally rough seas across the Eastern Caribbean during the forecast period.
A tropical wave will continue to cause cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly over the southern half of the region during the next 24 hours.
Another tropical wave located over the eastern tropical Atlantic is moving westward at 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the tropical Atlantic during the next five days.