6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 27th July, 2023
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.
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: 0.3 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 3.7 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of July so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 142.3 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 153.6 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:47 am Sunset tomorrow: 6:33 pm

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 21 mph or 33 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few light showers at first. An increase in cloudiness and shower activity is expected from tomorrow.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 10:39 pm…Low at 6:18 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 11:46 pm…Low at 7:45 am.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers at first. An increase in cloudiness and shower activity is expected from tomorrow.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will generate moderate easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean region over the next few days. Patches of low-level clouds moving along this wind flow, will cause some showers over the islands during the next 24 hours.
A tropical wave located over the western Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. This system is expected to affect the Lesser Antilles from late Friday into Saturday.
Another tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is also moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. This wave has a medium chance of tropical cyclone development during the next seven (7) days.