6:00 am Weather Report
Date: 14th August, 2023
Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers.
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-northeast at 23 mph or 37 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.9 mm
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 62.7 mm
Sunset today: 6:26 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:50 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 gusts near showers.
Weather: Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers. showers.
Persons with allergies and respiratory illnesses are advised to exercise caution due to increased dust in the atmosphere.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 09:07 am…High at 3:32 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 10:34 am…High at 4:39 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 skies, becoming cloudy at times with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the southern Windward Islands. Elsewhere, fair to occasionally cloudy skies with a few brief showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High Pressure system will generate occasionally cloudy periods with a few scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms over the southern part of the Eastern Caribbean region during the next 24 hours.
A large plume of Saharan dust will cause a reduction in air quality and visibility across the region during the few days.
A tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next seven (7) days.