6:00 pm Weather Report 29th July, 2022

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 30°C or 86°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 8 mph or 13 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 2.5 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: nil.

Total rainfall for the month of July so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 207.3 mm.       At GFL Charles Airport: 238.0 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:47 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-southeast near 17 mph or 28 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy and hazy, with some scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 9:38 pm… High at 4:18 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:  Low at 11:05 pm… High at 5:25 am.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 2 to 5 feet or 0.6 to 1.5 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy and hazy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A tropical wave together with a surface trough will cause cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.

Another tropical wave located over the western Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 20 mph or 31 km/h. This wave is expected to affect our region from late tomorrow afternoon into Sunday.

A third tropical wave located over the eastern tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph of 24 km/h.

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