6:00 Pm Weather Report

6:00 Pm Weather Report

Date: 02nd July, 2024

Forecaster: Glenn Antoine

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy and hazy.

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 77%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 20 mph or 31 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:

At Hewanorra Airport: 31.6 mm.    At GFL Charles Airport: 81.5 mm. 

Total rainfall for the month of July thus far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 38.0 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport:109.8 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 the east-southeast to east- northeast near 21 mph or 33 km/h with gusts near showers.

Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times, with a few brief showers tonight. Cloudy to overcast with moderate to heavy showers, thunderstorms and gusty winds from tomorrow morning.

Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are advised to exercise caution.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at present...High at 12:53 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 7:26 pm…High at 02:00 am.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and swells 5 to 8 feet or 1.5 to 2.4

      metres.

Small craft operators are and sea-bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy at times with widely scattered showers tonight. Tomorrow will be cloudy to overcast with moderate to heavy showers, thunderstorms and gusty winds.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A tropical wave located a few hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles with a low chance of development will cause mostly cloudy to overcast skies, with moderate to heavy showers, thunderstorms and gusty winds over the Lesser Antilles, from tomorrow morning.

Another tropical wave located over the Eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph 28 km/h.