6 AM WEATHER REPORT

Date: 25th October, 2020

Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

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-southeast at 18 mph or

30 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 October so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 132.6 mm   

Sunset today: 5:38 pm           Sunrise tomorrow: 5:57 am

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-northeast near 21 mph or33 km/h.

Weather: Fair and hazy 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 12:28 pm…Low at 5:20 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 7:06 am… High at 1:35 pm.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and swells 6 to 8 feet or 1.8 to 2.4 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to brisk winds and rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

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

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Saharan dust haze will continue to cause a reduction in visibility across the Eastern Caribbean region during the forecast period.

Weak unstable conditions in the atmosphere over the lesser Antilles, will cause some showers and possibly thunderstorms over our region, during the next 24 hours.

Two tropical waves located over the Western and Eastern Tropical Atlantic, are moving westward near 12 and 15 mphor 19 and 24 km/h, respectively.