6:00 AM WEATHER REPORT

FORECASTERS: WEBSTER GAJADHAR

PRESENT WEATHER AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS NEARBY.

PRESENT WEATHER AT GFL CHARLES 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 26 C OR 79 F.

WIND AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT IS BLOWING FROM THE EAST-NORTHEAST AT 13 MPH OR 20 KM/H.

RAINFALL IN THE 24 HOUR PERIOD THAT ENDED AT 2:00 AM TODAY:

AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 0.4 MM.                 

TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH OF JULY SO FAR:

AT HEWANORRA AIRPORT: 64.9 MM.  

SUNSET TODAY: 6:34 PM.                    SUNRISE TOMORROW: 5:46 AM.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

WINDS WILL BE BLOWING FROM BETWEEN THE EAST-NORTHEAST AND EAST-SOUTHEAST NEAR 20 MPH OR 31 KM/H.

WEATHER: PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY AT TIMES WITH SOME SCATTERED LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS.

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

TIDES FOR CASTRIES HARBOUR: HIGH AT 8:35 AM…LOW AT 2:28 PM.

TIDES FOR VIEUX FORT BAY:   HIGH AT 9:42 AM…LOW AT 3:55 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 ABOVE NORMAL SEAS.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY AT TIMES WITH SCATTERED LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A TROPICAL WAVE WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE SCATTERED LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE LESSER ANTILLES TODAY.

ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC IS MOVING WESTWARD AT ABOUT 20 MPH OR 31 KM/H. THIS WAVE IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN REGION

FROM TOMORROW. A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED OVER THE EASTERN TROPICAL ATLANTIC IS MOVING WESTWARD AT ABOUT 12 MPH OR 19 KM/H.