6:00 am Weather Report

6:00 am Weather Report
Date: 07th February, 2024
Forecaster: Dr. 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.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 89%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the south southeast
at 12 mph or 19 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 February so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil.

Sunset today: 6:06 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 6:29 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the southeast near 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with a few brief showers.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 6:34 am… High at 1:28 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 8:01 am… High at 2:35 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.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Over the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles, partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms. Further south, fair to occasionally cloudy and hazy with a few brief showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate light to moderate southeasterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean, during the forecast period.

Moisture and instability associated with a frontal boundary will cause cloudiness, showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the northern portion of the region during the next 24 hours.

A relatively drier and more stable mid to lower atmosphere will persist over the remainder of the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.