6:00 pm Weather Report 06th July, 2023

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy with showers nearby.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.

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

Total rainfall for the month of July so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 41.3 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 25.0 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:41 am.      Sunset tomorrow: 6:36 pm.        

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

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

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with a few showers at first, becoming increasingly cloudy, with scattered showers which maybe heavy and isolated thunderstorms from tomorrow afternoon.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 6:53 pm… Low at 11:44 pm…High at 6:22 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 8:00 pm… Low at 1:11 am… High at 7:29 am.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with widely scattered showers tonight. Tomorrow, generally cloudy skies with scattered moderate to heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A tropical wave located over the western Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. This wave is expected to cause cloudiness, moderate to heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms over our region from tomorrow.

Another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.

A third tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving slowly westward.

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