6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 29th August, 2024
Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
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 78%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 12 mph or 19 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 2.6 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 8.4 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 223.2 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 204.8 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am Sunset tomorrow: 6:16 pm
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 12 mph or 19 km/h, becoming lighter or variable at times.
Weather: Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with scattered showers, which may be heavy in some areas, and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are advised to be vigilant and exercise caution.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 12:48 am… Low at 7:55 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 7:06 pm… High at 1:55 am.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moist and unstable conditions in the atmosphere over the Lesser Antilles, will result in cloudy periods with scattered showers and thunderstorms over these islands, during the forecast period.
A tropical wave associated with an area of disturbed weather is located over the central Tropical Atlantic. Gradual development of this system is expected and a tropical depression could form by early next week as it approaches the Lesser Antilles. It is currently moving westward at 10 to 15 mph or 19 to 24 km/h.