6:00 am Weather Report
Date: 29th August, 2020
Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy with showers nearby.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27C or 81°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east northeast at 16 mph or
26 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil.
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 113.5 mm.
Sunset today: 6:17 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:32 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the northeast and east near 21 mph or
33 km/h.
Weather: Fair and hazy, occasionally becoming cloudy with widely scattered showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 7:29 am…High at 2:14 pm…
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 8:56 am…High at 3:21 pm…
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and 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 above normal seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair and hazy, occasionally becoming cloudy with widely scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate north-easterly to easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean during the next 24
hours.
Saharan dust will continue to cause a reduction in air quality and visibility over our region during the forecast period.
A strong tropical wave located about 570 miles or 917 kilometres east of the Windward Islands is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. This system has a
low chance of development during the next five days and is expected to affect portions of the Windward and Leeward Islands on Sunday.
Another tropical wave located over the eastern tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 20 mph or 31 km/h. This system has a medium chance of development during the next five days.