6:00 am Weather Report
Date: 22nd October, 2021
Forecaster: Avlon Charlery
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east northeast at 24 mph or 39 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.3 mm
Total rainfall for the month of October so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 156.6 mm
Sunset today: 5:40 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:56 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 23 mph or 37 km/h, with occasional gusts.
Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming occasionally cloudy with scattered showers.
Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to take the necessary precautions.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 09:58 am… High at 4:10 pm
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 11:25 am… High at 5:17 pm
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northerly to northeasterly swells 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, locally rough seas and reduced visibility.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly cloudy, hazy and breezy, with a few scattered showers over the Leeward Islands. Further south, partly cloudy and hazy, becoming occasionally cloudy with scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and locally rough seas around the Eastern Caribbean region during the next few days.
A plume of Saharan dust will cause a significant reduction in visibility and air quality over the Eastern Caribbean region during the next couple of days.
A tropical wave, just east of the Lesser Antilles will produce occasionally cloudy periods and scattered showers over the southern half of the island chain today.
Another tropical wave, located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 14 mph or 22 km/h.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next five days.