6:00 am Weather Report 25th August, 2020

6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 25th August, 2020

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°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 13 mph or 30 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 4.6 mm.     

Total rainfall for the month of August so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 98.1 mm.  

Sunset today: 6:19 pm      Sunrise tomorrow: 5:51 am

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 17 mph or 28 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with some scattered light to moderate showers and a slight chance of isolated        thunderstorms.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 09:21 am… Low at 2:01 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 10:28 am… Low at 3:28 pm.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Over the Leeward Islands, fair to partly cloudy skies with a few showers. Over Windward Islands, partly cloudy skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with some scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Instability and moisture associated with a weak trough system, will continue to cause occasional cloudiness, showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.

A weak tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This wave is expected to begin affecting the region from later today into Wednesday.

A second tropical wave located over the far Eastern Atlantic is also moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 5 days.