6:00 PM weather report

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 12th July, 2024

Forecaster: Lucious Frederick

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is overcast with showers.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.

Today maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 31°C or 88°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 93%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the northeast at 9 mph or 15 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 11.9 mm.       At GFL Charles Airport: 1.9 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of July thus far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 114.4 mm.     At GFL Charles Airport: 159.4 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:43 am.   Sunset tomorrow: 6:36 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 16 mph or 26 km/h, with gusts near showers.

Weather: Generally cloudy and hazy with scattered showers, which may be heavy in

         some locations, and isolated thunderstorms.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 8:23 pm… Low at 2:55 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 9:30 pm… Low at 4:22 am.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Generally cloudy and hazy with scattered showers, which may be heavy in some locations, and isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A tropical wave will cause mostly cloudy conditions with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.

Saharan dust haze in varying concentrations will affect air quality and visibility across the region, during the next few days.

Two other tropical waves located over the central and eastern Tropical Atlantic, are moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h.