6:00 am Weather Report
Date: 12th October, 2022
Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.
Last night’d minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24°C or 75°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 21 mph or 33 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 pm today:
Total rainfall for the month of October so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 122.1 mm
Sunset to: 5:46 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:54 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-northeast near
17 mph or 28 km/h.
Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are asked to remain vigilant.
Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to take the necessary precautions.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 10:28 am… High at 04:43 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 6:33 am… Low at 11:53 am.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.
Small craft operators are advised to exercise caution due to reduced visibility.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Generally cloudy and hazy with scattered showers, and isolated thunderstorms mainly over the southern Windward Islands. Further north, fair to partly cloudy with a few showers.
Moisture and instability trailing a tropical will cause cloudiness and shower activity over the southern half of the region during the forecast period.
Saharan dust haze will cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the region during the next few days.
A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.
A second tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h.