6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 20th August, 2020
Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with light showers.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 32°C or 90°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 10 mph or 17 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 1.5 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 5.0 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 71.9 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 87.5 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:51 am Sunset tomorrow: 6:22 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 15 mph or 24 km/h, becoming calm at times.
Weather: Cloudy at times with some scattered showers tonight. Tomorrow, a gradual increase in cloudiness, showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms towards evening.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at present…Low at 10:28 pm…High at 5:06 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 6:12 pm…Low at 11:55 pm…High at 6:13 am.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy at times with scattered showers and isolated thunder-storms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A tropical wave will continue to cause occasional cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Eastern Caribbean region during the night with a brief improvement during the morning. An increase in cloudiness, showers and thunderstorms is expected thereafter as Tropical Depression 13 will begin affecting the Leeward Islands and gradually the rest of the Eastern Caribbean Islands as the day progresses.
..TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIRTEEN EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY..
At 5:00 pm today, the centre of Tropical Depression Thirteen was located near latitude 16.7 North, longitude 53.9 West or about 615 miles or 990 kilometres east of the northern Leeward Islands. The depression is moving toward the west-northwest near 21 mph or 33 km/h and this motion is expected to continue for the next few days. On the forecast track, the depression is expected to move near or north of the northern Leeward Islands by late Friday, near or north of the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico on Saturday, and near or north of Hispaniola Saturday night.
Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph or 55 km/h with higher gusts. Gradual strengthening is forecast, and the depression is expected to become a tropical storm on Friday.
Tropical Storm Watches have been issued for most of the Leeward Islands.
Interests elsewhere in the northern Leeward Islands, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico should closely monitor the progress of this system, as additional tropical storm watches or warnings will be required for portions of those areas later today.
Tropical Depression Thirteen does not pose a direct threat to Saint Lucia and the rest of the Windward Islands, however the Saint Lucia Meteorological Services will continue to monitor the progress of the system.
Another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward at 17 mph or 28 km/h.
A third tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is also moving westward at 17 mph or 28 km/h. This wave has a low to medium chance of tropical cyclone development during the next five days.