6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 12th August, 2026
Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes
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 31 or 88°F
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 85%.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 6.0 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 6.5 mm
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 19.9 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 38.9 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:50 am Sunset tomorrow: 6:27 pm
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 8:57 pm… High at 3:46 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 10:24 pm… High at 4:53 am.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeast to easterly swells 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to brisk winds and locally rough seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy at times with some scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moist and unstable conditions, in the wake of a tropical wave will produce some showers over the region during the forecast period.
A plume of Saharan dust haze trailing the tropical wave is expected to reduce visibility and air quality over the Lesser Antilles from tomorrow Thursday.
A tropical wave located several hundred miles south of Cabo Verde islands is producing disorganized activity. Conditions are forecast to be conducive for some development during the next several days as it moves west to west-northwest across the central Atlantic.
Another tropical wave also south of Cabo Verde islands is producing disorganized activity. Conditions are forecast to be gradually conducive for some development over the next several days as it moves west to west-northwest across the central Atlantic.
Interests in Saint Lucia and the rest of the region should closely monitor these systems.