6:00 pm Weather Report for 18th August 2024

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 18th August, 2024

Forecaster: Venantius Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is 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 81%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 14 mph or 24 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: Trace At GFL Charles Airport: 9.8 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of August thus far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 147.3 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 146.0 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:51 am Sunset tomorrow: 6:23 pm

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east near 12 mph or 19 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times, with a few brief showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 8:04 pm… High at 2:54 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 9:31 pm… High at 4:01 am.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves up to 4 feet or 1.2 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy at times, with widely scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A weak tropical wave will continue to move westward across the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.

Another 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 (7) days.