6:00 am Weather Report
Date: 18th July, 2023
Forecaster: Glenn Antoine
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with thunderstorms.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 9 mph or 15 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.3 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of July so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 76.9 mm.
Sunset today: 6:36 pm. Sunsrise Tomorrow: 5:44 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 18 mph or 30 km/h, with gusts near showers.
Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times, with some scattered
showers and possible isolated thunderstorms.
Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to exercise caution due to reduced air quality.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 10:37 am…High at 5:00 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 12:04 pm…High at 6:07 pm.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.
Small craft operators are advised to exercise caution due to reduced visibility.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times, with scattered showers and possible isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moisture and instability trailing a tropical wave, will continue to generate cloudy periods with scattered showers and possible isolated thunderstorms over the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.
A plume of Saharan dust is expected to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality over the Eastern Caribbean region for the next few days.
Another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 20 mph or 31 km/h.
A third tropical wave located 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.