6 Am Weather Report

6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 12th September, 2019

Forecasters: Glenn Antoine

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 24°C or 75°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24° C or 75° F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the north-northeast at 7 mph

or 11 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: Trace.                   

Total rainfall for the month of September so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 25.3 mm.      

Sunset today: 6:07 pm              Sunrise tomorrow: 5:52 am.                      

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the northeast and east-southeast near 12 mph

or 19 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few brief showers at first. Becoming increasingly cloudy with scattered showers and possible isolated thunderstorms from this afternoon into tonight.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 08:54 am…High at 3:13 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 10:21 am…High at 4:20 pm.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers and a chance of isolated

thunderstorms.  

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

An area of low pressure associated with a tropical wave, located about

528 miles or 850 kilometers east of the Lesser Antilles, is moving westward at

12 mph or 19 km/h. Moisture and instability associated with this wave is expected to affect the region from today.

Another tropical wave located over the central tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.

A third tropical wave located over the eastern tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h. Some slow development of this system is

possible during the next few days as it moves westward over the tropical Atlantic.