6:00 pm Weather Report 30th July, 2024

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

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.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 73%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 12 mph or 19 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: 1.2 mm.  

Total rainfall for the month of July thus far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 201.0 mm   At GFL Charles Airport: 241.7 mm.         

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:47 am       Sunset tomorrow: 6:32 pm                    

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and south near 13 mph or 20 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Partly cloudy skies, becoming occasionally cloudy, with some scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 11:44 pm… Low at 7:14 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 6:03 pm… High at 12:51 am.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Generally cloudy with scattered moderate to heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms over the northern Windward and Leeward Islands. Further south, partly cloudy to cloudy skies, with scattered light to moderate showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A tropical wave associated with an area of disturbed weather, located a few hundred miles east of the region, will affect mainly the northern Windward and Leeward Islands, during the forecast period. Some development of this system is expected during the next 7 days as the system approaches the Greater Antilles.