6:00 Pm Weather Report

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 07th August, 2024

Forecaster: Glenn Antoine

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

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 68%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 12 mph or 19 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.5 mm.      At GFL Charles Airport: 0.3 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of August thus far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 61.2 mm.      At GFL Charles Airport: 69.5 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:49 am      Sunset tomorrow: 6:28 pm         

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from east near 16 mph or 26 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies, with a few isolated showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 11:25 pm…High at 5:44 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 12:52 am…High at 6:51 am.

Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to occasionally cloudy skies, with a few light showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

The Atlantic High-Pressure System will generate light to moderate easterly winds over the Eastern Caribbean region, during the forecast period. Patches of low level clouds drifting along the wind flow, will produce a few showers across parts of the region, during the next 24 hours.

Two tropical waves located over the central and eastern Tropical Atlantic, are both moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h.