6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 09th July, 2023
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly 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 21 mph or 33 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 1.5 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 9.7 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of July so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 45.1 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 41.4 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:42 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:36 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 23 mph or 37 km/h, with occasional gusts.
Weather: Fair and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with a few showers.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 09:11 pm…Low at 3:41 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 10:18 pm…Low at 5:08 am.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A marginal increase in low level moisture and instability, will cause a few showery periods over parts of the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.
A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 26 mph or 43 km/h. This wave is expected to affect the region from Tuesday into Wednesday.

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