6:00 Pm Weather Report

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 14th July, 2023

Forecaster: Glenn Antoine

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 24 mph or 39 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.         At GFL Charles Airport: trace.

Total rainfall for the month of July so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 71.4 mm.    At GFL Charles Airport: 106.2 mm.  

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:43 am.           Sunset today: 6:35 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-northeast near 22 mph or

35 km/h, with a few gusts.

Weather: Fair to occasionally cloudy, and hazy, with a few brief showers tonight. Partly cloudy to cloudy, and hazy, with a few scattered showers from tomorrow morning.

Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to exercise caution due to reduced air quality.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 6:36 pm…High at 1:30 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 8:03 pm…High at 2:37 am.

Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

Small craft operators are advised to exercise caution due to reduced visibility.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Over the southern portion of the Lesser Antilles, Generally cloudy skies with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy and hazy with isolated showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Saharan dust will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality over the Eastern Caribbean region, during the forecast period.

Moisture and instability associated with a tropical wave just east of the Lesser Antilles, is expected to affect mainly the southern half of the region from late tonight into tomorrow.

Another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 20 mph or 31 km/h. This wave is expected to affect our region by early next week.