6:00 am Weather Report 19th August, 2024

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

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.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 85%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 17 mph or 28 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 August thus far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 147.3 mm

Sunset today: 6:23 pm      Sunrise tomorrow: 5:51 am                     

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

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

Weather: Fair and hazy skies, 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 09:34 am… High at 4:01 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 11:01 am… High at 5:08 pm.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES 

Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few showers. 

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

The Atlantic High-Pressure System will generate light to moderate easterly winds over the Eastern Caribbean region, during the forecast period. Patches of low level clouds drifting with the wind flow will produce a few brief showers and occasional cloudiness across parts of the region, during the next 24 hours.

A tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the tropical Atlantic during the next (7) days.