6:00 am Weather Report 11th August, 2021

6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 11th August, 2021

Forecaster: Avlon Charlery

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is28°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 13 mph or 20 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 2.9 mm      

Total rainfall for the month of August so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 37.7 mm     

Sunset tomorrow: 6:27 pm              Sunrise tomorrow:5:50 am

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 17 mph or 28 km/h.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few 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 11:34 am

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 6:24 am… Low at 01:01 pm

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy skies with some scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A reduction in low level moisture across the region, will result in generally fair conditions across the island chain.

A tropical wave located over the western Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 14 mph or 22 km/h. This wave is expected to begin affecting the region by Thursday night.

A second tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is also moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. There is a low chance of further development of this system, over the next few days.

At 5:00 am today, the center of Tropical storm Fred, was located near latitude 18.0 north, longitude 68.2 west or about 118 miles or 190 kilometres east-southeast of the Dominican Republic. This system is moving toward the west-northwest near 16 mph or 26 km/h. Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph or 65 km/h with higher gusts. This system poses no threat to Saint Lucia, and the rest of the Lesser Antilles.