6:00 am Weather Report

Forecasters: Hyacinthia Camille & Venantius Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°F.

Last night’s manimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was26 °C or 79 °F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 28 mph or 30 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 24.2 mm.       

Total rainfall for the month of October so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 159.8 mm. 

Sunset today: 5:37 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 18 mph or30 km/h, with gusts near showers.

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy at times with some scattered showers, some of which maybe heavy in some locations and isolated thunderstorms.

Residents in areas prone to flooding and landslides are advised to be vigilant and exercise caution.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 7:36 am… High at 2:00 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 9:03 am… High at 3:07 pm.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and swells 5 to 8 feet or 1.5 to

      2.4 metres.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Generally cloudy skies with scattered moderate to heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A mid to upper level trough will continue to cause occasional cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next 24 hours.

A tropical wave located several hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles ismoving westward near 20 mph or 31 km/h. This wave is expected to affect our region from late Wednesday into Thursday.

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