6:00 am Weather Report
Date: 16th August, 2021
Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is27°C or 81°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 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 3.2 mm
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 80.5 mm
Sunset today: 6:25 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:50 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 20 mph or 31 km/h.
Weather: Fair and hazy skies occasionally becoming cloudy 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 11:08 am… Low at 3:07 pm
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 12:15 pm… Low at 4:34 pm
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly cloudy and hazy skies with a few showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A plume of Saharan dust will cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the Lesser Antilles over the next few days.
A tropical wave, located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward at about 15 mph or 24 km/h. This wave is expected to get to the islands by Tuesday night.
Another Tropical wave, located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is also moving westward at about 15 mph or 24 km/h.
At 5:00 am today, the centre of Tropical Depression Grace was located east-southeast of Port Au Prince, Haiti. Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph or 55 km/h with higher gusts. Grace is moving toward the west at about 15 mph or 24 km/h.