6:00 am Weather Report 03rd July, 2023

6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 03rd July,2023

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.

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-northeast at 17 mph or 28 km/h

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.6 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of July so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 11.0 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 between the east and east-northeast near 21 mph or 33 km/h, with a few gusts.

Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy becoming increasingly cloudy, with scattered showers, which may be locally heavy in some locations, and isolated thunderstorms.

Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are advised to exercise caution.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 09:58 am… High at 4:44 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 11:25 am… High at 5:51 pm.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres becoming by locally rough with waves and swells 6 to 9 feet of 1.8 to 2.7 meters.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy and hazy, becoming increasingly cloudy, with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A tropical wave located a few hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles, is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. This wave is expected to produce increased periods of cloudiness with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms, mainly over the central and southern portion of the Eastern Caribbean region during the next 24 to 36 hours.

Another tropical wave located over the far eastern tropical Atlantic is 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.