6:00 pm Weather Report

6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 28th July, 2023
Forecaster: E. Francis

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 32°C or 90°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 15 mph or 24 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 3.8 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: trace.
Total rainfall for the month of July so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 146.1 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 between the east and east northeast near
21 mph or 33 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers, which may
be heavy at times and possibly isolated thunderstorms.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 11:43 pm…Low at 07:17 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 6:17 pm…High at 12:50 am.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 6 feet or 0.9 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moisture and instability associated with a tropical wave will continue to produce cloudy periods, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.

Another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This wave has a low chance of tropical cyclone development during the next 48 hours and is expected to affect our region on Sunday and Monday.