6:00 am Weather Report
Date: 15th July, 2023
Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 28°C or 82°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 24 mph or 39 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil.
Total rainfall for the month of July so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 71.4 mm.
Sunset today: 6:35 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 23 mph or 37 km/h, with a few gusts.
Weather: Fair to occasionally cloudy and hazy with a few scattered showers.
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 08:43 am…High at 3:28 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 10:10 am…High at 4:35 pm.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 7 feet or 1.2 to 2.7 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas and reduced visibility.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Over the southern portion of the Lesser Antilles, partly cloudy to cloudy skies with some scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms. Elsewhere, partly cloudy and hazy with isolated showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Saharan dust will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality over the Eastern Caribbean region, during the forecast period.
Moisture and instability associated with a weak tropical wave will generate occasional cloudiness and some scattered showers with a chance of isolated thunderstorms over the southern portion of the Eastern Caribbean region mainly during the morning.
Another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 20 mph or 31 km/h. This wave is expected to begin afecting the region from tomorrow Sunday.
A third tropical wave is located over the far eastern Tropical Alantic and is moving west near 17mph or 28 km/h.