6 am Weather Report for 12th September 2022

6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 12th September, 2022

Forecaster: Venantius Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 28°C or 82°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 16 mph or 26 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.     

Total rainfall for the month of September so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 23.3 mm.       

Sunset today: 6:07 pm.                                               Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

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

Weather: Partly cloudy skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with widely scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 10:40 am…High at 4:58 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at present… Low at 12:07 pm.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 6 feet or 0.9 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with a widely scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A weak tropical wave is expected to produce a few cloudy periods and some scattered showers across the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.

Another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 20 mph or 31 km/h. This wave has a low chance of tropical cyclone development during the next five days.

A third tropical wave which is currently moving off the west coast of Africa also has a low chance of tropical cyclone development during the next five days.