6:00 am Weather Report
Date: 02nd September, 2021
Forecaster: E. Francis
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°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
10 mph or 17 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: trace.
Total rainfall for the month of September so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: trace.
Sunset today: 6:14 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the northeast and east near 16 mph or 24 km/h,
becoming lighter and variable at times.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few scattered showers at first. An increase in cloudiness with showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms is expected from this afternoon.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 7:04 am….High at 1:42 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 8:31 am….High at 2:49 pm.
Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few scattered showers at first. An increase in cloudiness with showers and isolated thunderstorms is expected from this afternoon.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A tropical wave located about 300 miles east of the Lesser Antilles is moving westward near 23 mph or 37 km/h. This wave is expected to affect our region from this afternoon into Friday.
…LARRY BECOMES A HURRICANE OVER THE EASTERN TROPICAL ATLANTIC…
At 5:00 am today, the centre of Hurricane Larry was located near latitude 13.0 degrees north, longitude 32.3 degrees west. Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 75 mph or 120 km/h with higher gusts. Steady to rapid strengthening is forecast during the next couple of days, and Larry is expected to become a major hurricane by Friday night. Larry is moving toward the west near 20 mph or 31 km/h. Larry is not expected to pose a direct threat to our region during the next five days.
Another tropical wave located over the far eastern tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h.