6:00 pm Weather Report for 18th August 2026

6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 18th August, 2026
Forecaster
: Venantius Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 32°C or 90°F

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-southeast at 7 mph or 11 km/h.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 81%.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 22.5 mm    At GFL Charles Airport: 13.7 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of August so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 71.5 mm    At GFL Charles Airport: 81.6 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 the east near 14 mph or 22 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 7:24 pm… Low at 2:42 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 8:31 pm… Low at 4:09 am.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy skies, with a few showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Light to moderate easterly winds and generally stable conditions will prevail across the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.

Two tropical waves located over the central and far eastern Tropical Atlantic are moving westward near 12 and 15 mph or 19 and 24 km/h, respectively.

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