6:00 am Weather Report 1st August, 2024

6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 1st August, 2024

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

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.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 87%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is calm.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: Trace

Total rainfall for the month of July thus far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 201.0 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-southeast and east near 9 mph or 15 km/h, becoming calm at times.

Weather: Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few showers and a slight chance of isolated thunderstorms during the afternoon.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 8:08 am… High at 2:54 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 9:35 am… High at 4:01 pm.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Generally cloudy with scattered moderate to heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms over the northern Windward Islands, the Leeward Islands and areas further north. Further south, fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few light to moderate showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A tropical wave associated with an area of disturbed weather will affect mainly the northern portion of the Eastern Caribbean, during the forecast period. Some development of this system is expected during the next 7 days, as the system moves west-northwest near 17 mph or 28 km/h.

Another tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h.