6:00 am Weather Report 05th October, 2020

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 25°C or 77°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24°C or 75°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 12 mph or 19 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 20.7 mm        

Total rainfall for the month of October so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 53.9 mm             

Sunset today: 5:50 pm          Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 12 mph or 19 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Partly cloudy skies, occasionally becoming cloudy 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: Low at 10:57 am… High at 5:15 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 6:51 am… Low at 12:24 pm.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy at times with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

An upper level trough system will cause occasional cloudiness, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over our region, during the next 24 hours.

A tropical wave located over the western tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This system is expected to affect our region on Wednesday.

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