6:00 am Weather Report 09th August, 2024

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.

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

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 81%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the northeast at 12 mph or 19 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.7 mm.   

Total rainfall for the month of August thus far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 62.4 mm.  

Sunset today: 6:28 pm            Sunrise tomorrow: 5:49 am     

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 15 mph or 24 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies, with some scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 6:25 am…Low at 12:25 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 7:32 am…Low at 01:52 pm.

Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

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

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A tropical wave is expected to cause cloudiness, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over our region, during the forecast period.

Another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This system has a medium chance of development during the next 7 days, as it approaches the Lesser Antilles.