6:00 PM WEATHER REPORT

FORECASTER: WEBSTER GAJADHAR

PRESENT WEATHER AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS PARTLY CLOUDY.

PRESENT WEATHER AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT IS CLOUDY.

PRESENT TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS 28 C OR 82 F.

TODAY’S MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT WAS 31 C OR 88 F.

WIND AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS BLOWING FROM THE EAST AT 14 MPH OR 22 KM/H.

RAINFALL IN THE 24 HOUR PERIOD THAT ENDED AT 2:00 PM TODAY:

AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 0.7 MM.    AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: 0.6 MM.    

TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH OF JULY SO FAR:

AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 3.9 MM.       AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT: 0.6 MM.

SUNRISE TOMORROW: 5:40 AM.                         

SUNSET TOMORROW: 6:36 PM.                                    

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

WINDS WILL BE BLOWING FROM BETWEEN THE EAST AND EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 18 MPH OR 30 KM/H.

WEATHER: PARTLY CLOUDY TO 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 8:43 PM…HIGH AT 3:25 AM.

TIDES FOR VIEUX FORT BAY:  LOW AT 10:10 PM…HIGH AT 4:32 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 AT TIMES WITH A FEW BRIEF SHOWERS OVER THE NORTHERN WINDWARD ISLANDS. ELSEWHERE, FAIR TO PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS CAUSING HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS TO DRIFT OVER THE CENTRAL LESSER ANTILLES.

A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC IS MOVING WESTWARD AT ABOUT 20 MPH OR 31 KM/H. THIS WAVE IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE REGION ON THURSDAY.

ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED OVER THE EASTERN TROPICAL ATLANTIC IS ALSO MOVING WESTWARD AT ABOUT 20 MPH OR 31 KM/H.

TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED OVER THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS.