6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 31st 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 29°C or 84°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 32°C or 90°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 73%.
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: 1.6 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 1.8 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 231.1 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 211.2 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am Sunset tomorrow: 6:15 pm
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 14 mph or 22 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies, with a few scattered showers and a
chance of isolated thunderstorms.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 7:35 pm…High at 2:26 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 9:02 pm…High at 3:33 am.
Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy at times, with scattered light to moderate showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms over the central Windward Islands and areas further south. Elsewhere, partly cloudy skies, with a few showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The atmosphere over the region remains sufficiently moist and unstable to cause unsettled weather conditions mainly over the southern half of the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.
A tropical wave associated with an area of disturbed weather is located over the central Tropical Atlantic. It is currently moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h and is expected to start affecting our region from Monday.
A second tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.