6:00 am Report 27th October, 2021

6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 27th October, 2021

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus  

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair 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 at 22 mph or 35 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.

Total rainfall for the month of October so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 156.6 mm.

Sunset today: 5:38 pm.          Sunrise tomorrow: 5:57 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and southeast near 18 mph or 30 km/h.

Weather: Fair and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with a few brief showers.

Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to continue to be vigilant.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour:High at 08:53 am….Low at 12:35 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 10:00 am… Low at 02:02 pm.

Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms, over the far southern Windward Islands and areas further south. Elsewhere, fair and hazy becoming cloudy at times with a few brief showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds around the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.

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

The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) will generate cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms over the extreme southern portion of the region during the forecast period.

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