6 AM WEATHER REPORT

Date: 07th October, 2021

Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste

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 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: 0.2 mm         

Total rainfall for the month of October so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 25.1 mm        

Sunset today: 5:49 pm        Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 am

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from east near 20 mph or 31 km/h, with gusts near showers.

Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy, occasionally becoming cloudy with  scattered showers, which maybe heavy in some areas and isolated thunderstorms.

Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are asked to be vigilant.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 09:41 am… High at 4:02 pm

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 11:08 am… High at 5:09 pm

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 5 to 8 feet or 1.5 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

Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with widely scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A tropical wave together with an upper level trough, will continue to cause cloudiness, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next 24 hours.

A second tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.