6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 30th July, 2022

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 31°C or 88°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 18 mph or 30 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 1.7 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 11.3 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of July so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 209.0 mm.       At GFL Charles Airport: 249.3 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:47 am.               Sunset tomorrow: 6:32 pm.       

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 23 mph or 37 km/h, with occasional gusts.

Weather: Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy at times 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: High at present…Low at 10:19 pm…High at 4:55 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 6:36 pm…Low at 11:46 pm…High at 6:02 am.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 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

Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy at times with some widely scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A tropical wave is expected to produce some cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.

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

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