6:00 am Weather Report

6:00 am Weather Report
Date: 07th June, 2021
Forecaster: E. Francis

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 17 mph or 28 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 9.3 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of June so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 22.7 mm.

Sunset today: 6:30 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:35 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 22 mph or 35 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with some
scattered showers.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 8:12 am… High at 2:48 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 9:39 am… High at 3:55 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northerly to northeasterly
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
brisk winds and above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moisture and instability associated with a tropical wave just to the east of the Lesser Antilles will cause cloudiness, showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms mainly over the southern half of our region, during the forecast period. This tropical wave is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.

A second tropical wave located over the eastern tropical Atlantic is also moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during
the next two 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 updates.