6:00 am Weather Report 11th July 2022

6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 11th July, 2022

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-northeast at 25 mph or 41 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 July so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 114.1 mm.

Sunset tomorrow: 6:36 pm         Sunrise tomorrow: 5:42 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 a few gusts.

Weather: Fair, hazy and breezy, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few 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 7:59 am… High at 2:53 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 9:26 am… High at 4:00 pm.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and 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, reduced visibility and above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair, hazy and breezy, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few showers over the southern Windward Islands and areas further south. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy, hazy and breezy with a few showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

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

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

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

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