6:00 am Weather Report

6:00 am Weather Report
Date: 05th June, 2022
Forecaster: E. Francis

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°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: 2.8 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of June so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 4.4 mm.

Sunset today: 6:30 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:34 am

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 24 mph or 39 km/h, with a few gusts.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy, hazy and breezy with a few brief 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: High at 6:51 am… Low at 2:13 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 7:58 am… Low at 3:40 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers over the extreme southern portion of the Lesser Antilles. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy and hazy with a few showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean. Low-level clouds drifting along this wind flow, will cause a few brief showers over parts of the region during the next 24 hours.

A plume of Saharan dust haze will cause a reduction in visibility and air quality around the Eastern Caribbean during the next couple of days.

A tropical wave located over the Central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 23 mph or 37 km/h. Moisture and instability associated with this wave is expected to begin affecting the extreme southern portion of the Lesser Antilles later today.