6:00 am Weather Report

6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 27th August, 2024

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

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 26°C or 79°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 92%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 17 mph or 28 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 4.1 mm.   

Total rainfall for the month of August thus far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 218.6 mm. 

Sunset today: 6:18 pm           Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am                       

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 14 mph or 22 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered 

         showers 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: High at 11:51 am… Low at 3:02 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 6:12 am… High at 12:58 pm.  

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy at times, with some scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Moist and unstable conditions in the wake of a trough system, will continue to produce occasional cloudiness with scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms mainly over the southern half of the region, during the forecast period.

A tropical wave located over the western Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This wave is expected to begin affecting the region from tonight.

Another tropical wave over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 9 mph or 15 km/h.

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next seven (7) days.