6:00 Am Weather Report

6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 18th July, 2024

Forecaster: Glenn Antoine

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 93%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is calm.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 2.0 mm.            

Total rainfall for the month of July thus far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 151.7 mm.      

Sunset today: 6:35 pm.                         Sunrise tomorrow: 5:44 am.            

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-northeast near 14 mph or

22 km/h, with gusts near showers.

Weather: Mostly cloudy and hazy, with scattered showers, which may be heavy in some locations, and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 7:57 am…High at 2:44 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 9:24 am…High at 3:51 pm.

Seas: Moderate with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Generally cloudy and hazy, with scattered showers, which may be heavy in some locations, and isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Moisture and instability associated with a tropical wave located a few hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles, is expected to cause cloudy conditions with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the region, during the next 24 hours.

A plume of Saharan dust haze is expected to cause a reduction in air quality and visibility across the Eastern Caribbean, over the next few days. Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic, during the next seven (7) days.