6:00 am Weather Report 22nd August, 2022

6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 22nd August, 2022

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.

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 at 14 mph or 22 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport: 1.4 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of August so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 129.2 mm.

Sunset today: 6:21 pm            Sunrise tomorrow: 5:51 am. 

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 14 mph or 22 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy at times with scattered showers, some of which         may be heavy, and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.  

Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are asked to be vigilant.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 7:08 am…High at 1:57 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 8:35 am…High at 3:04 pm.

Seas: Slight with waves 3 to 4 feet or 0.9 to 1.2 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy cloudy at times with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

The atmosphere over the Eastern Caribbean region, remains sufficiently moist and unstable to continue to generate periods of cloudiness with scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms during the forecast period.

A weak tropical wave, located a few hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles, is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h.

Another tropical wave, located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic, is also moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. This wave is associated with an area of low pressure and has a low chance of tropical cyclone development during the next five days.