6:00 pm weather report

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 15th June, 2020

Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes

….Correction to First Tropical wave….

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at George 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 at 21 mph or 33 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport:   trace. …At GFL Charles Airport: Nil 

Total rainfall for the month of June so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 113.7 mm.  At GFL Charles Airport: 26.6 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:36 am      Sunset tomorrow: 6:33 pm

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 21 mph or 33 km/h.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy with a few brief showers. 

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 11:59 pm… Low at 6:46 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 06:56 pm …High at 1:06 am.

Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy with a few scattered showers. 

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A weak Tropical wave located a few hundred miles east of the lesser Antilles is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This wave is expected to start affecting the region from late Tuesday into Wednesday.

Two other tropical waves located over the central and far Eastern Tropical Atlantic are both moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the

next five days.