6:00 am Weather Report
Date: 20th 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 21 mph or 33 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 5.4 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of July so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 97.7 mm.
Sunset today: 6:35 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:45 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy with a few light 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 11:42 am…High at 6:00 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at present…Low at 1:09 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
Small craft operators are advised to exercise caution due to reduced visibility.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers, mainly over the southern portion of the region.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The atmosphere over the southern portion of the Lesser Antilles remains relatively moist and unstable to cause some scattered showers over that area, during the forecast period.
A plume of Saharan dust will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality over the Eastern Caribbean region, for the next couple of days.
A tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h. This wave has a low chance for tropical cyclone development during the next seven (7) days.