6:00 am weather report

6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 08th July, 2022

Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

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 northeast at 24 mph or 39 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport:   1.7 mm.                 

Total rainfall for the month of July so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 112.9 mm.      

Sunset today: 6:36 pm.                               Sunrise tomorrow: 5:41 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.

Weather: Partly cloudy skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with some scattered  

         showers.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 11:25 am…Low at 4:09 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 6:23 am…High at 12:30 pm.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells

      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 locally rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with some scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.                                       

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean during the next few days.

A weak tropical wave is expected to cause an increase in cloudiness and shower activity over the Windward Islands and areas further south during the forecast period.

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

A third Tropical wave identified over the far eastern Atlantic is moving westward at 17 mph or 28 km/h.

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