6 Pm Weather Report

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 01st September, 2019

Forecasters: Glenn Antoine / Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

Present temperature at Hewanorra airport is 30 c or 86 f.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 32 c or 90 f.

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: Trace           at GFL Charles Airport: Nil.    

Total rainfall for the month of September so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: nil        at GFL Charles Airport: nil.       

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am.            Sunset tomorrow: 6:14 pm.            

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-southeast and east near 16 mph or

26 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Generally Fair skies, with a chance of brief showers.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 11:12 pm… High at 5:48 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 12:39 am… High at 6:55 am.

Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few brief scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A tropical wave located a few hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles is moving westward near 23 mph or 37 km/h. This wave is expected to affect the region by tomorrow afternoon.

A broad area of low pressure associated with a tropical wave, located over the far Eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 20 mph or 31 km/h. This system has a moderate chance of developing into a tropical depression by the middle of next week.