6 am Weather Report for 13th August 2022

6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 13th August, 2022

Forecaster: Venantius Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair with light haze.

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 east northeast at 13 mph or

20 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 August so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 84.1 mm              

Sunset today: 6:27 pm      Sunrise tomorrow: 5:50 am           

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 16 mph or

26 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Fair skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few light showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 10:46 am… High at 5:10 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:  High at present…Low at 12:12 pm.

     Next high at 6:17 pm.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy at times with widely scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 

21 mph or 33 km/h. This wave is expected to affect our region from Sunday morning.

Another tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving 

westward at 6 to 12 mph or 9 to 19 km/h.

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during

the next five days.