6:00 am Weather Report
Date: 26th June, 2022
Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy with showers nearby.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.
Last night minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east northeast at 23 mph or 37 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 June so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 120.9 mm.
Sunset today: 6:35 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:38 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.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 8:28 am… High at 3:12 pm
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 9:55 am… High at 4:19 pm
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly
swells 5 to 8 feet or 1.5 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
Partly cloudy to cloudy, hazy and breezy, with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
An approaching tropical wave is expected to generate cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms over the region during the forecast period.
Saharan dust haze will cause a reduction in visibility and air quality around the Eastern Caribbean during the forecast period.
A strong tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. Environmental conditions appear conducive for further development and a Tropical Depression is likely to form during the early to middle part of this week. This system is forecast to approach the Windward Islands on Tuesday and move over the south eastern Caribbean Sea on Wednesday and Thursday. Interest in the Windward Islands should monitor the progress of this system.
A third tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h.