6:00 am Weather Report 10th July, 2021

6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 10th July, 2021

Forecaster: Avlon Charlery

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

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

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

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east northeast at about 21 mph or 33 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 6.3 mm              

Total rainfall for the month of July so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 67.1 mm.            

Sunset today: 6:36 pm                Sunrise tomorrow:5:42 am

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 23 mph or 37 km/h, with occasional gusts.

Weather: At first, fair to partly cloudy and hazy with a few isolated showers. Tonight, partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers.

Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to exercise caution due to reduced air quality.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 10:24 am… High at 4:58 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 11:51 am… High at 6:05 pm.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 4 to 7 feet or 1.2 to 2.1 metres.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to occasionally cloudy, hazy and windy with widely scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

The Atlantic High-Pressure system will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and locally rough seas around the Eastern Caribbean during the next couple of days. Low level clouds drifting along the wind flow, will cause a few scattered showers over the region during the forecast period.

A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 20 mph or 31 km/h. This wave is expected to begin affecting the region from tonight.

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

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next 5 days.

The alert level at the La Soufriere volcano in Saint Vincent remains at Orange. For information on the status of the La Soufriere volcano, visit the website and Facebook pages of UWI Seismic Centre and the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines National Emergency Management Organization.