6:00 am Weather Report
Date: 21st August, 2021
Forecaster: E. Francis
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy with showers nearby.
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 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 19.7 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 134.0 mm.
Sunset today: 6:22 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:51 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-northeast near 20 mph or 31 km/h.
Weather: Generally cloudy skies with scattered showers, which may be moderate to heavy in some locations, and isolated thunderstorms.
Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are advised to exercise caution.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 09:11 am…High at 3:43 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 10:34 am…High at 4:50 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 6 feet or 0.9 to 1.8 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Over the Windward Islands and further south, generally cloudy skies with scattered showers, which may be heavy in some locations and isolated thunderstorms. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy skies with a few showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moisture and instability associated with the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone will continue to cause cloudy conditions with showers and thunderstorms over the central and southern portions of the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.
A tropical wave located about 700 miles east of the Lesser Antilles is moving westward at about 17 mph or 28 km/h. This system is expected to begin affecting the lesser Antilles on Sunday.
Another tropical wave located over the Eastern Tropical Atlantic is also moving westward at about 17 mph or 28 km/h. This wave has a low chance for tropical cyclone formation during the next five days.
A third tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward at about 15 mph or 24 km/h.