6:00 pm Weather Report for 9th August 2022

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 09th 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 27°C or 81°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 20 mph or 31 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 7.0 mm.    At GFL Charles Airport: 14.9 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of August so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 33.4 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 52.1 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:49 am.       Sunset tomorrow: 6:28 pm.            

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 20 mph or

31 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 6:36 pm… High at 1:35 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 8:03 pm… High at 2:42 am.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Over the Windward Islands and areas further south, partly cloudy to cloudy at times with scattered showers. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with a few brief showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A weak tropical will generate some cloudiness and showers over the Windward Islands during the forecast period. This wave is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h.

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

A third tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 23 mph or 37 km/h. This wave has a low chance of developing into a tropical depression within the next five days.