6:00 am Weather Report

6:00 am Weather Report
Date: 20th October, 2021
Forecaster: E. Francis

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
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 southeast
at 20 mph or 31 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 4.6 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of October so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 155.9 mm.

Sunset today: 5:41 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:56 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-southeast and east near
21 mph or 33 km/h.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few scattered showers at first. A gradual increase in cloudiness with showers and isolated
thunderstorms is expected from this afternoon into Thursday.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 09:03 am…High at 3:18 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 10:30 am…High at 4:25 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 2 to 6 feet or 0.6 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few scattered showers at first. A gradual increase in cloudiness with showers and isolated thunderstorms is expected from this afternoon into Thursday.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A tropical wave located just to the east of the Lesser Antilles is expected to affect our region from this afternoon into Thursday.

A second tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h.

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next five days.