6:00 pm Weather Report 10th August, 2022

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 25°C or 77°F.

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

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is calm.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 9.1 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 1.7 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of August so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 42.5 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: 53.8 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:50 am.           Sunset tomorrow: 6:28 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and northeast near 16 mph or 26 km/h.

Weather: Generally cloudy with scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms tonight, becoming fair to partly cloudy with a few brief showers from morning.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 7:37 pm… High at 2:33 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 9:04 pm… High at 3:40 am.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Over the central Windward Islands, generally cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms tonight, becoming fair to partly cloudy with a few brief showers from morning. Elsewhere, fair to occasionally cloudy, with a few showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A weak tropical wave will continue to generate cloudiness and some scattered showers mainly over the central portion of the region tonight.  

Another tropical wave located over the western Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h. This wave is expected to affect our region from late Friday into Saturday.

A third tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This wave has a low chance of cyclone development within the next five days.