6:00 pm Weather Report for 25th July 2024

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 25th July, 2024

Forecaster: Venantius Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy and hazy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 32°C or 90°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 76%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 29 mph or 46 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.7 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 3.0 mm.              

Total rainfall for the month of July thus far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 196.3 mm.       At GFL Charles Airport: 230.2 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 the east near 23 mph or 37 km/h, with a few gusts.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with a few brief showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 7:07 pm… Low at 01:03 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 8:14 pm… Low at 02:30 am.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 6 to 8 feet or  

      1.8 to 2.4 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to locally rough seas and reduced visibility.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with a few showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

The Atlantic High pressure system will generate moderate easterly winds across the Lesser Antilles for the next couple of days.

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

A tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.

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