6:00 am Weather Report for 16th August 2024

6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 16th August, 2024

Forecaster: Venantius Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.

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 90%.

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: 5.1 mm         

Total rainfall for the month of August thus far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 131.3 mm          

Sunset today: 6:25 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 southeast near 14 mph or 22 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered showers and a chance of thunderstorms mainly during the morning.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 7:37 am… High at 2:22 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 9:04 am… High at 3:29 pm.

Seas: Slight with waves 3 to 5 feet or 1.2 to 1.5 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Over the Windward Islands and areas further south, partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy skies with a few showers. 

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A tropical wave is causing cloudiness and showers over the Windward Islands, as it moves westward near 17 mph or 28 Km/h across the region.

Another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h.

A third tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 9 mph or 15 Km/h.