6:00 pm Weather Report for 3rd August 2022

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 03rd August, 2022

Forecaster: Venantius Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is 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 17 mph or 28 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: trace.     At GFL Charles Airport: trace

Total rainfall for the month of August so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: trace.     At GFL Charles Airport: trace

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:48 am.       Sunset tomorrow: 6:31 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.

Weather: Fair to occasionally cloudy and hazy, 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: High at 7:36 pm… Low at 1:58 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 8:43 pm… Low at 3:25 am.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 4 to 7 feet or 1.2 to 2.1 metres.

Small craft operators are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas 

and reduced visibility.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Over the southern Windwards and areas further south, it will be partly cloudy to cloudy 

with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Elsewhere, fair to occasionally cloudy and hazy, with a few showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

The Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone will cause some showers and isolated thunderstorms over the southern 

portion of the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.

Saharan dust haze will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the Eastern Caribbean region during the next couple of days.

A tropical wave located over the western Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h and is expected to affect our region from late Thursday into Friday.

Two other tropical waves located over the central and far eastern Tropical Atlantic are moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h and 12 mph or 19 km/h respectively.

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