6:00 am weather report 2nd October, 2024

6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 02nd October, 2024

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

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 66°C or 79°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 87%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the northeast at 8 mph or 13 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: nil

Total rainfall for the month of October thus far:

At Hewanorra Airport: nil

Sunset today: 5:52 pm      Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 am            

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the northeast and east-northeast near 9 mph or 15 km/h, becoming variable and calm at times.

Weather: Occasionally cloudy, with a few scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorm.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 09:11 am…High at 3:21 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 10:38 am…High at 4:28 pm.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves and northeasterly swells 2 to 5 feet or 0.6 to 1.5 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to occasionally cloudy skies, with widely scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A light wind regime is expected across the Lesser Antilles, during the next few days. Weak unstable conditions will result in some scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the islands, during the forecast period.

…Kirk strengthening and forecast to grow larger…

At 5:00 am today, the center of Hurricane Kirk was located near latitude 17.5 north, longitude 42.1 west. Kirk is moving toward the northwest near 14 mph or 22 km/h. Maximum sustained winds are near 80 mph or 130 km/h, with higher gusts. Additional strengthening is anticipated and Kirk should become a major hurricane by Thursday. Hurricane Kirk does not pose a threat to our region at this time. A broad area of low pressure located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is associated with a tropical wave and moving slowly westward. This system is showing some signs of organization and has a high chance of tropical cyclone development during the next 48 hours.