6:00 am Weather Report
Date: 14th July, 2023
Forecaster: E. Francis
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°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: trace.
Total rainfall for the month of July so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 71.4 mm.
Sunset today: 6:36 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:43 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.
Weather: Fair and hazy, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few showers at first.
An increase in cloudiness with some scattered showers is expected from
late tonight into tomorrow.
Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to exercise caution due to reduced air quality.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 7:58 am…High at 2:50 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 9:25 am…High at 3:57 pm.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.
Small craft operators are advised to exercise caution due to reduced visibility.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Over the southern portion of the Lesser Antilles, fair to occasionally cloudy skies with a few scattered showers at first. An increase in cloudiness with showers and isolated thunderstorms is expected from late tonight into tomorrow. Elsewhere, generally fair and hazy.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Saharan dust will continue to cause a reduction in visibility, shower activity and air quality over the Eastern Caribbean region during the forecast period.
Moisture and instability associated with a tropical wave located to the east of the Lesser Antilles is expected to affect mainly the southern half of the region from tonight into tomorrow.
Another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 21 mph or 33 km/h. This wave is expected to affect our region early next week.