6 AM WEATHER REPORT

Date: 11th October, 2020

Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°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 12 mph or 19 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 4.5 mm.             

Total rainfall for the month of October so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 69.3 mm.        

Sunset today: 5:46 pm         Sunrise tomorrow: 5:54 am        

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

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

Weather: Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 12:13 pm… Low at 4:27 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 6:47 am… High at 1:20 pm.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 2 to 5 feet or 0.6 to 1.5 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

The Inter Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) together with an approaching surface trough, will cause some scattered showers and possibly thunderstorms over the southern portion of the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.

A tropical wave located over the Central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. Slow development of this system could be possible later this weekend or early next week.