6 am Weather Report

Date: 08th August, 2022
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste


Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.
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 at 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 6.5 mm
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 25.2 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 near 21 mph or 33 km/h, with a few gusts.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and hazy skies with a few scattered showers.


MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 6:53 am… High at 1:53 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 8:20 am… High at 3:00 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 4 to 7 feet or 1.2 to 2.1 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas.


FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy and hazy skies with some scattered showers.


TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Weak unstable conditions in the atmosphere over our region will continue to produce cloudiness and some showers, over the islands during the forecast period.
Saharan dust haze will cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the Eastern Caribbean region for the next few days.
Two tropical waves located over the central and eastern Tropical Atlantic are moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h.
A third tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward to west-northwestward at 15 to 20 mph and has a medium chance of developing into a tropical depression within the next five days