6:00 am Weather Report

6:00 am Weather Report
Date: 14th October, 2021
Forecaster: E. Francis

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°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 13 mph or 20 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 October so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 144.0 mm.

Sunset today: 5:44 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:55 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast
near 15 mph or 24 km/h.
Weather: Fair and hazy, becoming cloudy at times, with a few scattered showers.

Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to continue exercise caution.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 12:06 pm…Low at 4:16 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 06:36 am…High at 1:13 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly swells 4 to 7 feet or 1.2 to 2.1 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to reduced visibility and above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy and hazy, with scattered showers and isolated thunder-storms over the Leeward Islands and extreme southern portion of the Lesser Antilles. Elsewhere, fair and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moist and unstable conditions over the extreme northern and extreme southern portions of the region will continue to cause cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms over these areas during the forecast period.

Saharan dust will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality over the Eastern Caribbean region during the next couple of days.

A weak tropical wave located just to the east of the Lesser Antilles is expected to affect the region from this afternoon into Friday.

Another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.