6:00 am Weather Report

Forecasters: Hyacinthia Camille & Venantius Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is Partly cloudy and hazy.

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

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 28°C or 82°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 15 mph or 24 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport:  2.0 mm.                

Total rainfall for the month of July so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 88.4 mm.    

Sunset today: 6:34 pm.       Sunrise tomorrow: 5:46 am.    

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

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

Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy, with a few showers at first, becoming increasingly cloudy from tonight with some scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 8:03 am…Low at 1:53 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 9:10 am…Low at 3:20 pm.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and swells 6 to 7 feet or 1.8 to 2.1 metres.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy and hazy with a few showers at first. An increase in cloudiness with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms is expected from tonight.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A tropical wave is expected to generate some showers and isolated thunderstorms over the region from tonight.

Another tropical wave over the central tropical Atlantic is moving westward at about 17 mph or 28 km/h. Some gradual development of this system is possible early next week, and a tropical depression could form in the western tropical Atlantic Ocean before it reaches the lesser Antilles.