6:00 am Weather Report

6:00 am Weather Report
Date: 14th June, 2023
Forecaster: E. Francis

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°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: 2.7 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of June so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 70.1 mm.

Sunset today: 6:32 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:35 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 23 mph or 37 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with some
scattered showers.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 7:16 am…High at 2:02 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 8:43 am…High at 3:09 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with some scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the southern portion of the region. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy skies with a few showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean region, over the next few days.

Lingering moisture and instability over the region, will cause some scattered showers to develop over the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.

A tropical wave located about 300 miles east of the Lesser Antilles is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h. This wave is expected to affect the southern portion of the region from this afternoon.

Two other tropical waves located over the central and eastern Tropical Atlantic are moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h.

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