6:00 am Weather Report
Date: 04th September, 2021
Forecaster: Avlon Charlery
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is28°C or 82°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 28°C or 82°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 24 mph or
39 km/h with gusts of 37 mph or 59 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 2.7 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of September so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 3.2 mm.
Sunset tomorrow: 6:13 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 20 mph or 31 km/h with occasional gusts.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy, and hazy skies with a few showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 8:20 am… High at 2:46 pm
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 9:47 am… High at 3:53 pm
Seas: Locally rough with waves 6 to 8 feet or 1.8 to 2.4 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to brisk winds and locally rough seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Over the southern Windward Islands and areas further south, generally cloudy skies with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Elsewhere, fair to occasionally cloudy and hazy with a few light showers.
A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 23 mph or 37 km/h.
Another tropical wave just off the West African coast is moving westward at about 17 mph or 28 km/h.
At 5:00 am today, the centre of Hurricane Larry was located near latitude 16.3 degrees north, longitude 44.6 degrees west or about 1140 miles or 1830 kilometres east of the Leeward Islands. Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 115 mph or 185 km/h, with higher gusts. Larry is moving toward the west-northwest near 16 mph or 26 km/h. Although Hurricane Larry does not pose a direct threat to the region, north-easterly swells generated by Larry are expected to reach the Lesser Antilles by Sunday.