6:00 am weather report

6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 14th July, 2024

Forecaster: Lucious Frederick

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair 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.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 84%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 18 mph or 30 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 5.9 mm.     

Total rainfall for the month of July thus far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 142.0 mm. 

Sunset today: 6:36 pm.   Sunrise tomorrow: 5:43 am.         

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 16 mph or

26 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times, with a few

         showers.

Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies should take the necessary 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: High at 9:58 am… Low at 3:09 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:  High at 11:05 am… Low at 4:36 pm.

Seas: Moderate with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells

      4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

Small craft operators should exercise caution due to reduced visibility.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy and hazy, with widely scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

The Atlantic high-pressure system will maintain a moderate easterly wind flow across the Eastern Caribbean during the next 24 hours. Patches of low-level cloud drifting along the flow will produce some showers over the region during the next 24 hours.

Saharan dust haze in varying concentrations will affect air quality and visibility across the region, during the next few days.

A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h.

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic, during the next seven (7) days.