6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 24th August, 2021
Forecaster: Thomas Auguste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with light showers.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is29°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 northeast at 22 mph or 35 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 52.3 mm. At GFL Charles: nil.
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 203.4 mm. At GFL Charles:350.7 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 the east near 21 mph or 33 km/h.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and hazy skies with a few brief showers.
Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to exercise caution.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at present… Low at 10:54 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 6:21 pm… Low at 12:21 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 and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with a few showers mainly over the southern Windward Islands.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
An area of Saharan dust haze will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the Eastern Caribbean region over the next couple of days.
A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.
Another tropical wave, located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is also moving westward at about 15 mph or 24 km/h. This system has 30 per cent or low chance of developing into a tropical cyclone during the next five days.