6:00 pm Weather Report for 21st August 2022

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 21st August, 2022

Forecaster: Venantius Descartes

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 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: 10.1 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: 66.9 mm

Total rainfall for the month of August so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 128.4 mm.       At GFL Charles Airport: 183.3 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:51 am.       Sunset tomorrow: 6:21 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 13 mph or 20 km/h, becoming lighter and 

variable or calm at times.

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy at times with scattered showers, some of which

         may be heavy, and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.  

Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are asked to

be vigilant.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 11:36 pm… Low at 7:08 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at present… High at 12:43 am.

Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy with a few showers over the Leeward Islands. Further south, partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered showers, which may be heavy in some locations, and isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

An abundance of moisture and instability lingering over the region, will continue to cause cloudiness with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms, over the southern portion of the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.

A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 20 mph or 31 km/h.

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