6:00 pm Weather Report 18th July, 2024

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.

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

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 85%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 10 mph or 17 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 10.0 mm         At GFL Charles Airport: 1.1 mm        

Total rainfall for the month of July thus far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 161.2 mm        At GFL Charles Airport: 190.9 mm  

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:44 am             Sunset tomorrow: 6:35 pm                              

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

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

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers which may be locally heavy and isolated thunderstorms.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 6:29 pm… High at 1:21 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 7:56 pm… High at 2:28 am.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 4 to 7 feet or 1.2 to 2.1 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers which may be locally heavy and isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A tropical wave is expected to cause cloudiness, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the region, during the next 24 hours.

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

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic, during the next seven (7) days.