6:00 am Weather Report

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 26 mph or 43 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 4.9 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of June so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 118.6 mm.

Sunset today: 6:33 pm.                                Sunrise tomorrow: 5:36 am.           

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 22 mph or 35 km/h, with a few gusts.

Weather: Generally fair, hazy and breezy, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few scattered showers. 

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 7:30 am…High at 1:58 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 8:57 am…High at 3:05 pm.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to brisk winds and above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy and hazy with a few showers over the Leeward and northern to central Windward Islands. Further south, partly cloudy to cloudy, with some scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A Tropical wave will continue to cause cloudy periods with showers and isolated thunderstorms over Trinidad and Tobago and areas further south today.

A second tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.  This wave is expected to bring cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms over our region from Thursday into Friday.

A third tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic, just off the West African coast, is also moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.