6:00 am Weather Report
Date: 10th October, 2024
Forecaster: Glenn Antoine
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 28°C or 82°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 71%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 16 mph or 26 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 7.0 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of October thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 22.8 mm.
Sunset today: 5:47 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:54 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.
Weather: Generally fair and hazy, with a chance of isolated showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 10:29 am… Low at 1:15 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 11:36 am… Low at 2:42 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 5 to 8 feet or 1.5 to 2.4 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise extreme caution due to above normal seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly cloudy skies, with a few brief showers.
Saharan dust haze in varying concentrations will impact visibility and air quality over parts of the region, during the forecast period.
At 5:00 am today, the center of Hurricane Leslie was located near latitude 22.9 north, longitude 49.8 west. Leslie is moving towards the northwest near 6 mph or 9 km/h. Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 105 mph or 165 km/h, with higher gusts. Leslie is expected to weaken during the next few days and does not pose a threat to our region.
A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h.