6:00 am Weather Report 16th August, 2022

6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 16th August, 2022

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers.

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 17 mph or 28 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: 86.2 mm.

Sunset today: 6:25 pm.                     Sunrise tomorrow: 5:50 am.                       

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east and northeast near 18 mph or 30 km/h.

Weather: Cloudy and hazy with scattered showers during the morning.  Fair to partly cloudy and hazy with a few showers from the afternoon.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at present… Low at 11:58 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 7:03 am… Low at 01:25 pm.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Cloudy and hazy with scattered showers during the morning.  Fair to partly cloudy and hazy with a few showers from the afternoon.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A light to moderate easterly to east northeasterly wind flow will prevail across the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.

A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward at 21 mph or 33 km/h.  This wave is expected to produce a few periods of cloudiness and showers across the region from Wednesday.

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

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next 5 days.