6:00 pm Weather Report 23rd July, 2022

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

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 30°C or 86°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 15 mph or 24 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 3.1 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 2.1 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of July so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 193.5 mm.       At GFL Charles Airport: 198.9 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:46 am.            Sunset tomorrow: 6:34 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 14 mph or 22 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy at times 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 12:06 am…Low at 7:28 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 6:46 pm… High at 1:13 am… Low at 8:55 am.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy, occasionally becoming cloudy with widely scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

The Atlantic High-pressure system will continue to generate moderate easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean during the next few days.

A weak low-level trough will cause a few scattered showers over the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.

A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. This wave is expected to affect our region from early Monday.

Another tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.

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