6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 15th August, 2023
Forecaster: E. Francis
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly 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 20 mph or 31 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: 2.3 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 64.0 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 43.1 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:50 am Sunset tomorrow: 6:25 pm
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east
near 20 mph or 31 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered
showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms.
Persons with dust allergies and respiratory ailments are advised to exercise caution due to reduced air quality.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 08:42 pm…High at 3:23 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 10:09 pm…High at 4:30 am.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly
swells 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas and reduced visibility.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Over the southern portion of the Lesser Antilles, partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Elsewhere, fair and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate easterly winds and above normal seas across the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next few days.
A large plume of Saharan dust will continue to cause a reduction in air quality and visibility across the region, during the next few days.
A tropical wave located just to the east of the Lesser Antilles is moving westward near 21 mph or 33 km/h. This wave will cause some cloudy periods with showers and isolated thunderstorms, mainly over the southern portion of the region, during the forecast period.
Another tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. This wave has a low chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next 7 days.