6:00 am Weather Report 28th July, 2023

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly 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 20 mph or 31 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 2.3 mm.        

Total rainfall for the month of July so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 144.6 mm.      

Sunset today: 6:33 pm      Sunrise tomorrow: 5:47 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 with a few showers at first, becoming occasionally cloudy with scattered showers which may be heavy at times and possibly isolated thunderstorms from late afternoon into tomorrow.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 6:18 am… High at 1:16 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 7:45 am… High at 2:23 pm.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 4 to 7 feet or 1.2 to 2.1 metres.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy skies, with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A tropical wave will cause cloudiness, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.

Another tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. This wave has a medium chance of tropical cyclone development during the next seven (7) days and is expected to affect our region from late Sunday into Monday.