6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 12th August, 2023

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

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-northeast at 15 mph or 24 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 2.8 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 0.3 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of August so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 61.8 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: 34.6 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:50 am.             Sunset tomorrow: 6:27 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-southeast and east near 18 mph or 30 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times, with some scattered light to moderate showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 6:23 pm…High at 1:22 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 7:50 pm…High at 2:29 am.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times, with scattered light to moderate showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A tropical wave will cause some cloudy periods, scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next 24 hours.

Another tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is 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.