6:00 am Weather Report 07th July, 2020

6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 07th July, 2020

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is overcast with light rain.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°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 17 mph or 28 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 8.3 mm.   

Total rainfall for the month of July so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 12.2 mm.      

Sunset today: 6:36 pm      Sunrise tomorrow: 5:41 am.     

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 23 mph or 37 km/h, with occasional gusts.

Weather: Cloudy to overcast skies with periods of rain, scattered moderate to heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms this morning. A gradual improvement is expected from this afternoon.        

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 11:35 am…High at 6:05 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 01:35 pm…High at 7:12 pm.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 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

Generally cloudy skies with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

The atmosphere over the Eastern Caribbean region will continue to be very moist and unstable in the wake of an active tropical wave during the next 24 hours.

Another tropical wave located over the far eastern tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.