6:00 am weather report

6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 05th June, 2021

Forecasters: Emmanuel Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is overcast with light rain.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.

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

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east southeast at 24 mph or 39 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 June so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 3.3 mm.          

Sunset today: 6:30 pm.           Sunrise tomorrow: 5:34 am.  

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 21 mph or 33 km/h, with a few gusts.

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered light to moderate showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low was at 6:43 am… High at 1:13 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 8:10 am… High at 2:20 pm.

Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Generally cloudy with some scattered light to moderate showers and isolated thunderstorms over the central Windward Islands and areas further south. Elsewhere, partly cloudy becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Moisture and instability trailing a tropical wave will continue to cause  scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the southern half of our region. Patches of low level clouds will cause some cloudy periods with a few scattered showers over the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.

Two tropical waves located over the far eastern and central Tropical Atlantic are both moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during

the next five days.

The alert level at the La Soufriere volcano in Saint Vincent remains at Orange.

Interests in Saint Lucia and the South-Eastern Caribbean region are advised to continue monitoring official sources for