6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 17th July, 2026
Forecaster: Venantius Descartes
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.
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 30°C or 86°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 77%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 22 mph or 35 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 1.4 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 2.4 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of July so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 31.5 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 68.4 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:44 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:35 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 22 mph or 35 km/h.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies, with a few showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 6:28 pm… Low at 11:54 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 7:35 pm… Low at 01:21 am.
Seas: Locally rough with waves 6 to 8 feet or 1.8 to 2.4 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly cloudy skies, with a few brief showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moderate to brisk easterly winds are expected over the Eastern Caribbean region during the next few days. Patches of low-level clouds drifting along the wind flow will produce a few brief showers over the region during the next 24 hours.
A tropical wave located over the central Atlantic is moving westward near 20 mph or 31 Km/h.
A broad area of low pressure, associated with another tropical wave located southeast of the Cabo Verde Islands continues to produce a limited and disorganized area of showers and thunderstorms, while it moves west-northwestward at 10 to 15 mph. Significant development of this system is not expected before environmental conditions become even less favorable for development over the weekend.