6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 05th July, 2023
Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 32°C or 90°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: trace At GFL Charles Airport: 0.5 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of July so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 41.3 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 25.0 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 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with a few brief showers.
Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to exercise caution.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 6:10 pm…Low at 10:40 pm…High at 5:25 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 7:17 pm…Low at 12:07 am…High at 6:32 am.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to reduced visibility.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with widely scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Patches of low level clouds drifting along an easterly wind flow will cause a few widely scattered showers over the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.
A plume of Saharan dust will continue to cause a reduction in shower activity, visibility and air quality over the Eastern Caribbean region during the next two days.
A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This wave is expected to affect our region over the weekend.
Another tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 20 mph or 31 km/h.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next seven (7) days.