6:00 am Weather Report for 1st August 2022

6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 1st August, 2022

Forecaster: Venantius Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 20 mph or 31 km/h

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 1.6 mm.      

Total rainfall for the month of July so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 211.7 mm.     .

Sunset today: 6:32 pm.          Sunrise tomorrow: 5:48 am           

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 21 mph or

33 km/h, with occasional gusts.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy, hazy and breezy with a few showers.

Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to take the necessary precautions.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at present… Low at 12:02 pm.

Next high at 6:31 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:  High at 6:42 am… Low at 1:29 pm.

Next high at 7:38 pm.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to brisk winds, 

reduced visibility and locally rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy, hazy and breezy with a few showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

The Atlantic High-pressure system will generate moderate to brisk easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean during the next few days.

Saharan dust haze will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the region during the next couple of days.

Two tropical waves located over the central and eastern Tropical Atlantic are moving westward near 23 mph or 37 km/h.

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during

the next five days.