6:00 am Weather Report

6:00 am Weather Report
Date: 28th June, 2021
Forecaster: E. Francis

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 northeast at
22 mph or 35 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.2 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of June so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 68.2 mm.

Sunset today: 6:35 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:39 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 or 33 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy, 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 Present…Low at 12:53 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 7:01 am…Low at 02:20 pm.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

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

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A weak tropical wave will cause some scattered showers over parts of the lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours. A plume of Saharan dust haze is expected to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality over our region following the passage of this tropical wave.

A second tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving
westward near 21 mph or 33 km/h. This system has a low chance of tropical cyclone
formation during the next five days.

A third tropical wave located over the far eastern tropical Atlantic is also moving westward.

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.