6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 29th July, 2023
Forecaster: vigil Saltibus
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is 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-northeast at 23 mph or 37 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 5.3 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 5.8 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of July so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 151.4 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 159.4 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 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy and hazy with some scattered showers, which may be locally heavy in some locations and isolated thunderstorms.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 12:46 am…Low at 8:09 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 7:18 pm…High at 1:53 am…Low at 9:36 am.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 5 to 8 feet or 1.5 to 2.4 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to locally rough seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Over the Windward Islands and areas further south, partly cloudy to cloudy and hazy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy and hazy with a few brief showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A tropical wave, coupled with and area of low pressure, is located over the central Tropical Atlantic. This system is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. The associated low pressure area has a low chance of tropical cyclone development during the next 48 hours. Moisture and instability ahead of this coupled system, will cause periods of cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly over the southern Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.
The Atlantic High Pressure System will cause moderate easterly winds and restrict shower activity over the northern portion of the region during the forecast period.