6:00 pm Weather Report 21st August, 2021

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 21st August, 2021

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy and hazy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is28°C or 82°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 31°C or 88°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 18 mph

or 30 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport:  9.1 mm.       At GFL Charles Airport: 70.8 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of August so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 134.4 mm.       At GFL Charles Airport: 296.4 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:51 am.                       Sunset tomorrow: 6:21 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-northeast near 20 mph or 31 km/h, with occasional gusts.

Weather: Partly cloudy, hazy and breezy becoming increasingly cloudy with scattered showers, which may heavy in some locations and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are advised to be vigilant and exercise caution.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 8:25 pm…High at 3:15 am… Low at 09:49 am.  

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 9:52 pm…High at 4:22 am… Low at 11:16 am.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Over the Windward Islands, generally cloudy skies with scattered moderate to heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms. Elsewhere, partly cloudy and hazy skies with a few showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A tropical wave located a few hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles is moving westward at about 17 mph or 28 km/h. The system is expected to begin affecting the Windward islands from tomorrow Sunday producing mostly cloudy conditions with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.

Another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward at about 15 mph or 24 km/h.

A third tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward at about 17 mph or 28 km/h. This wave has a low chance for tropical cyclone formation during the next five days.