6:00 am Weather Report 09th July, 2023

6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 09th July, 2023

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is 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: 2.4 mm.   

Total rainfall for the month of July so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 45.1 mm.  

Sunset today: 6:36 pm      Sunrise tomorrow: 5:42 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: Partly cloudy, hazy and breezy, 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 8:34 am… Low at 2:28 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 9:41 am… Low at 3:55 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, brisk winds and reduced visibility.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy, hazy and breezy, with a few brief showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A plume of Saharan dust will continue to cause a reduction in shower activity, visibility and air quality over the Eastern Caribbean region during the few days.

A relatively drier and more stable atmosphere can be expected with a weak tropical wave located a few hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles, moving westward near 20 mph or 31 km/h.

A second tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 23 mph or 37 km/h.

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