6:00 pm Weather Report

6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 03rd August, 2023
Forecaster: E. Francis

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy with showers nearby.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy with showers nearby.
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 13 mph or 20 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 6.2 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 0.7 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 6.2 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 0.7 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:48 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:31 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-southeast and east
near 15 mph or 24 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with scattered
showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 10:42 pm…High at 5:22 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 6:38 pm…Low at 12:09 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 skies, becoming cloudy at times with scattered showers
and isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A weak tropical wave located just to the east of the Lesser Antilles is expected to affect our region from tonight into tomorrow.
Two other tropical waves located over the central and eastern Tropical Atlantic are moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h.

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