6:00 pm Weather Report 24th July, 2024

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

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 30°C or 86°F.

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

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 70%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 15 mph or 24 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 1.2 mm.    At GFL Charles Airport: 1.5 mm.                   

Total rainfall for the month of July thus far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 195.6 mm.  At GFL Charles Airport: 227.2 mm.         

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:46 am.      Sunset tomorrow: 6:34 pm.        

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 22 mph or 35 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with a few showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 6:28 pm… Low at 11:54 pm… High at 6:24 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 7:35 pm… Low at 1:21 am… High at 7:31 am.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 5 to 8 feet or 1.5 to 2.4 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

Partly cloudy to cloudy and hazy, with widely scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A weak tropical wave located just east of the Windward Islands is expected to cause a few scattered showers over the region during the forecast period.

Another tropical wave is located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic and is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h.

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.