6:00 pm weather report

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 04th July, 2024

Forecaster: Lucious Frederick

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair 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.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 84%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 14 mph or 22 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.4 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 1.0 mm.    

Total rainfall for the month of July thus far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 45.1 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: 120.3 mm.   

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:40 am.    Sunset tomorrow: 6:36 pm.                          

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-southeast and east near 17 mph or

28 km/h.

Weather: Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few showers.

Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies should take the necessary precautions 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 7:41 pm…. High at 2:35 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 9:08 pm…. High at 3:42 pm.

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

Small craft operators should exercise caution due to reduced visibility.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Moisture and instability trailing a tropical wave, will continue to cause cloudiness and a few showers over the region during the first half of the forecast period. Mostly fair skies should prevail after.

Another tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 21 mph or 33 km/h.

A plume of Saharan dust haze is expected to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the region, during the next few days.