6am weather 8th August 2019

FORECASTER: VIGIL SALTIBUS

PRESENT WEATHER AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS CLOUDY WITH LIGHT RAIN.

PRESENT WEATHER AT GFL CHARLES AIRPORT IS CLOUDY.

PRESENT TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS 25 C OR 77 F.

LAST NIGHT’S MINIMUM TEMPERATURE AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT WAS 25 C OR 77 F.

WIND AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS BLOWING FROM THE EAST AT 6 MPH OR 9 KM/H.

RAINFALL IN THE 24 HOUR PERIOD THAT ENDED AT 2:00 AM TODAY:

AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 1.6 MM.    

TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST SO FAR:

AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 81.0 MM.   

SUNSET TODAY: 6:29 PM         SUNRISE TOMORROW: 5:49 AM.                     

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

WINDS WILL BE BLOWING FROM BETWEEN THE EAST AND SOUTH NEAR 12 MPH OR 19 KM/H, WITH GUSTS NEAR SHOWERS.

WEATHER: GENERALLY CLOUDY WITH SOME SCATTERED MODERATE TO HEAVY SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING. A GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT IS EXPECTED FROM LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO EVENING.

RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES SHOULD CONTINUE 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: HIGH AT 10:4 AM…LOW AT 3:21 PM.

TIDES FOR VIEUX FORT BAY:  HIGH AT 11:48 AM…LOW AT 4:48 PM.

SEAS: MODERATE WITH WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET OR 1.2 TO 1.8 METRES.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

GENERALLY CLOUDY TO OVERCAST AT TIMES WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS, SOME OF WHICH MAY BE HEAVY, AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY OVER THE WINDWARD ISLANDS THIS MORNING. A GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT IS EXPECTED AS THE DAY PROGRESSES BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY AND HAZY WITH A FEW SHOWERS.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

LINGERING HIGH LEVELS OF MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE PASSAGE OF A TROPICAL WAVE, WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE PERIODS OF CLOUDINESS, MODERATE TO HEAVY SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REGION DURING THE MORNING. HAZY CONDITIONS AND A DRIER AND MORE STABLE ATMOSPHERE IS EXPECTED AS THE DAY PROGRESSES.

TWO OTHER TROPICAL WAVES LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC AND WESTERN COAST OF AFRICA ARE MOVING WESTWARD NEAR 12 MPH OR 19 KM/H.

TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED OVER THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS.