6:00 AM WEATHER REPORT

6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 30th September, 2022

Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.

Last’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24°C or 75°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east southeast at 13 mph or 20 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 6.1 mm.        

Total rainfall for the month of September so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 176.1 mm.     

Sunset today: 5:54 pm.                Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 pm.   

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east southeast and southeast near 12 mph or 19 km/h, becoming lighter or calm at times

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides should continue to exercise caution, since grounds are already saturated due to recent rainfall activity.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour:High at 7:03 am…Low at 11:38 am.   

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 8:10 am… Low at 1:05 pm…

Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Generally cloudy with some scattered showers and a chance of thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

The atmosphere over the region is sufficiently moist and unstable to cause some scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the islands during the forecast period.

A tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.

Another tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward nesar 15 mph or 24 km/h. This wave has a high chance of Tropical Cyclone development during the next 5 days.