6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 24th August, 2020
Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
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 31°C or 88°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 12 mph or 19 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 8.0 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 2.1 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 98.1 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 130.9 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:51 am Sunset tomorrow: 6:19 pm
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 15 mph
or 24 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Fair skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with widely scattered
showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 7:50 pm… Low at 2:48 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 8:57 pm… Low at 4:15 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 skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with some
scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Instability and moisture associated with a weak trough system, will continue
to cause occasional cloudiness, showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms
over the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.
A weak tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This wave is expected to begin affecting the region from late Tuesday.
A second tropical wave located over the far Eastern Atlantic is also moving
westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.