6:00 am Weather Report for 3rd October 2022

6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 03rd October, 2022

Forecaster: Venantius Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the northeast at 6 mph or 9 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 13.8 mm.       

Total rainfall for the month of October so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 13.8 mm.         

Sunset today: 5:52 pm.     Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 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.

Weather: Partly cloudy becoming cloudy at times with scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 11:21 am… Low at 2:36 pm.   

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 12:28 pm… Low at 4:03 pm.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A low-level trough in the vicinity of the Lesser Antilles will cause scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over these islands during the forecast period.

A tropical wave located several hundred miles east of the windward Islands has a medium chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next five days.This wave is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h and is expected to affect our region on Wednesday and Thursday. The Saint Lucia Met. Services is closely monitoring the progress of this wave.

An area of low pressure located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h. This system has a high chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next 5 days.