6am weather report 13th October 2020

6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 13th October, 2020

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°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 14 mph or 22 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 20.3 mm.       

Total rainfall for the month of October so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 97.4 mm.

Sunset today: 5:45 pm           Sunrise tomorrow: 5:54 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

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

Weather: Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers and a chance of thunderstorms.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 6:54 am…High at 1:28 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 8:21 am…High at 2:35 pm.

Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy skies, becoming 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 about 500 miles east of the Windward Islands is associated with an area of low pressure.  The wave is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This system has a low potential for further development as it passes through an unfavorable environment.  The wave is expected to affect our region from late Wednesday into Thursday.