6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 03rd September, 2023

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair 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-southeast at 16 mph or 26 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 September so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 12.0 mm.

Sunset today: 6:14 pm.                                Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-southeast and east near 16 mph or 26 km/h.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with a few brief showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 6:07 am…Low at 11:35 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 7:14 am…Low at 1:02 pm.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Generally fair and hazy over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands. Further south, fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with a few scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

The Atlantic High-Pressure System will generate moderate east-southeasterly winds across the region during the forecast period.

Moisture and instability in the wake of a tropical wave, will continue to produce a few showers over the southern portion of the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.

A tropical wave located over the eastern tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This system has a high chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next seven days.