6:00 am Weather Report

6:00 am Weather Report
Date: 08th June, 2023
Forecaster: E. Francis

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 23 mph or 37 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: trace.
Total rainfall for the month of June so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 63.1 mm.

Sunset today: 6:31 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:35 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 21 mph or 33 km/h.
Weather: Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few brief showers.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 6:22 am…Low at 1:34 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 7:29 am…Low at 3:01 pm.
Seas: Moderate with waves 5 to 6 feet or 1.5 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers, mainly over
the southern portion of the Eastern Caribbean region.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean region during the forecast period. Patches of low level clouds moving along this wind flow will cause a few showers across the the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.

A tropical wave located about 500 miles east of the Lesser Antilles is moving westward near 21 mph or 33 km/h. This wave is expected to affect mainly the southern portion of the region from late tonight into tomorrow.

Another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is also moving westward near 21 mph or 33 km/h.

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next seven (7) days.