6:00 pm Weather Report

6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 04th July, 2023
Forecaster: E. Francis

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 32°C or 90°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 22 mph or 35 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 19.1 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 14.2 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of July so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 41.3 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 24.5 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:40 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:36 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 22 mph or 35 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy, occasionally becoming cloudy with a
few brief showers.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 9:42 pm…High at 03:38 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 6:34 pm…Low at 11:09 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 5 to 8 feet or 1.5 to 2.4 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to locally rough seas, brisk winds and reduced visibility.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy and hazy, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few scattered showers, mainly over the extreme southern portion of the Lesser Antilles.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moisture and instability trailing a tropical wave will cause occasional cloudiness with a few scattered showers mainly over the extreme southern portion of the Eastern Caribbean region, during the forecast period.

Two other tropical waves located over the central and eastern Tropical Atlantic are moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.

A plume of Saharan dust will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality over the Eastern Caribbean region during the next few days.

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next seven (7) days.