6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 08th July, 2024
Forecaster: Glenn Antoine
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair & hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 32°C or 90°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 81%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 16 mph or 26 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 42.1 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 9.9 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of July thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 90.3 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 134.5 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:41 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:36 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy, and hazy, with a few isolated 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 10:51 pm…High at 5:25 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 12:18 am…High at 6:32 am.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.
Small craft operators are advised to exercise caution due to reduced visibility.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy and hazy, with scattered light to moderate showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms, over the northern half of the region. Elsewhere, fair and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with a few showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A plume of Saharan dust haze will cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the region, during the next couple of days.
A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.