6:00 am Weather Report 15th August, 2024

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 84%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the northeast at 10 mph or 17 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.1 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of August thus far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 126.2 mm.     

Sunset today: 6:25 pm           Sunrise tomorrow: 5:50 am                          

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 16 mph or 26 km/h.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies, with a few showers at first, becoming increasingly cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms from late tonight into tomorrow.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 6:47 am… High at 1:42 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 8:14 am… High at 2:49 pm.

Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy skies, with a few showers at first, becoming increasingly cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms from tonight into tomorrow.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

The Atlantic High-Pressure System will generate light to moderate easterly to east-southeasterly winds across the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.

A tropical wave located over the western Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. This wave is expected to affect the region from Thursday night into Friday.

Another tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is, moving westward near 9 mph to 15 km/h.