6:00 am Weather Report

6:00 am Weather Report
Date: 02nd July, 2023
Forecaster: E. Francis

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 18 mph or 30 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 11.0 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of July so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 10.6 mm.

Sunset today: 6:36 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:40 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 20 mph or 31 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with a few
scattered showers.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 09:10 am…High at 4:00 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 10:37 am…High at 5:07 pm.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Over the Leeward Islands, fair to partly cloudy and hazy with a few scattered showers. Further south, partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moist and unstable conditions over the Lesser Antilles will continue to produce occasional cloudiness and showers, mainly over the central and southern portions of the Eastern Caribbean region during the forecast period.

A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 23 mph or 37 km/h. This wave is expected to affect our region from Monday into Tuesday.

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