6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 20th August, 2026
Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair with light haze.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 31°C or 88°F
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east northeast at 20 mph or 31 km/h.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 77%.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 8.5 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 1.8 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 80.4 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 85.2 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:51 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:22 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 21 mph or 33 km/h, with a few gusts.
Weather: Fair, hazy and breezy, 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: High at 9:11 pm…Low at 5:16 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 10:18 pm…Low at 6:43 am.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 4 to 7 feet or 1.2 to 2.1 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers should exercise caution due to above normal seas and brisk winds.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair, hazy and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with a few showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Patches of low-level clouds drifting along a moderate to brisk easterly wind flow, will cause a few showers over the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.
A tropical wave located just east of the Lesser Antilles is expected to affect the southern half of the region from late tomorrow into Saturday. The wave is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.
Two other tropical waves located over the central and eastern Tropical Atlantic are moving westward near 23 mph or 37 km/h and 12 mph or 19 km/h, respectively.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next 7 days.