6:00 pm Weather Report 17th August, 2024

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at George FL 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 76%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-southeast at 10 mph or 17 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.      At George FL Charles Airport: 11.9 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of August thus far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 147.3 mm.  At George FL Charles Airport: 136.2 mm.            

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:51 am       Sunset tomorrow: 6:24 pm                           

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 12 mph or 19 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with some isolated showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 7:08 pm… High at 2:03 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 8:35 pm… High at 3:10 am.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy at times with widely scattered showers. 

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

An approaching weak tropical wave is expected cause some cloudiness with widely scattered showers over the region during the forecast period. This wave is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h.

Another tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving very slowly westward.

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the tropical Atlantic during the next (7) days.