6:00 am Weather Report 30th June, 2020

6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 30th June, 2020

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 16 mph or 26 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 5.5 mm.                  

Total rainfall for the month of June so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 158.2 mm.      

Sunset today: 6:36 pm      Sunrise tomorrow: 6:39 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 18 mph or 30 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy skies becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers, which may be heavy in some locations and a chance of isolated thunderstorms tonight.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at present…High at 12:25 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 7:14 am…High at 01:32 pm.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Occasionally cloudy with a few scattered showers today. Tonight, increased cloudiness, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A tropical wave located several hundred miles east of the southern Windward Islands is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms. The wave is moving westward at about 17 mph or 28 km/h. Strong upper level winds are forecast to inhibit further development by mid-week. This system is expected to bring cloudiness, showers and thunderstorms over our region from late Tuesday into Wednesday.

Another tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is also moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h.