6 PM WEATHER REPORT

Date: 26th July, 2022
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste


Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy with showers nearby.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair 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: 0.6 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 13.2 mm
Total rainfall for the month of July so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 198.7 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 234.9 mm


Sunrise tomorrow: 5:46 am Sunset tomorrow: 6:33 pm


FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 21 mph or 33 km/h.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and hazy skies with a few showers.
Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to take the necessary precautions.


MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 7:39 pm… High at 2:24 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 9:06 pm… High at 3:31 am.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.


FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy and hazy with a few scattered showers over the southern Windward Islands. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy and hazy with a few showers.


TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moist and unstable conditions in the atmosphere over our region, will result in some showers across parts of the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.
Saharan dust haze will cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the region during the next couple of days.
Two tropical waves located over the central and eastern Tropical Atlantic are moving westward near 17 and 20 mph or 20 and 23 km/h, respectively.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next five days.