6:00 am Weather Report 13th July, 2020

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair 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 17 mph or 28 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport:  10.8 mm       

Total rainfall for the month of July so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 49.7 mm   

Sunset today: 6:36 pm               Sunrise tomorrow: 5:43 am   

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 20 mph or 31 km/h.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with a few brief showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 09:50 am…Low at 3:39 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 10:57 am…Low at 5:06 pm.

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, with a few showers.  

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

The Atlantic High Pressure System will generate moderate to brisk easterly winds around the Eastern Caribbean region for the next few days. Patches of low level cloud drifting along the wind flow will cause a few showers over the region during the next 24 hours.

A large plume of Saharan dust will continue to affect our region, causing a reduction in visibility and air quality for the next few days.

Two tropical waves located over the Central and far Eastern Tropical Atlantic are both moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next five days.