6:00 am Weather Report
Date: 07th August, 2022
Forecaster: Venantius Descartes
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 10.0 mm
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 18.7 mm
Sunset today: 6:29 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:49 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east-southeast near
18 mph or 30 km/h, with gusts near showers.
Weather: Generally cloudy with scattered showers, which may be locally heavy in some locations and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding are advised to be vigilant.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at present… High at 12:50 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 7:15 am… High at 1:57 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 above normal
seas and reduced visibility.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Generally cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A tropical wave will continue to produce cloudy skies, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms, across the Eastern Caribbean region during the next 12 to 24 hours.
Saharan dust haze will cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the Eastern Caribbean region for the next couple of days.
Two other tropical waves located over the central and eastern Tropical Atlantic are moving westward near 20 mph or 31 km/h.
A tropical wave located near the west coast of Africa is moving westward to west-northwestward at 15 to 20 mph and it has a medium
chance of developing into a tropical depression within the next five days.