6:00 pm Weather Report 19th July, 2022

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 19th July, 2022

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

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 at 16 mph or 26 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport:   0.2 mm   At GFL Charles Airport:   2.7 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of July so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 175.1 mm   At GFL Charles Airport: 180.5 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:45 am       Sunset tomorrow: 6:35 pm

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 20 mph or 31 km/h, with a few gusts.

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy at times with some scattered showers tonight.

   Tomorrow, generally cloudy with scattered showers and possibly isolated   thunderstorms.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 8:41 pm…Low at 3:09 am…High at 09:18 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 9:48 pm…Low at 4:36 am…High at 10:25 am.

Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy skies becoming cloudy at times with widely scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

An approaching tropical wave is expected to bring an increase in cloudiness, showers and possibly thunderstorms over the Eastern Caribbean region from late tonight into tomorrow Wednesday.

Another tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is also moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h.

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