6:00 am Weather Report

6:00 am Weather Report
Date: 24th June, 2025
Forecaster: Dr. E. Francis

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.
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 81%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 22 mph or 35 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 1.2 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of June thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 91.6 mm.

Sunset today: 6:35 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:38 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 25 mph or 41 km/h, with occasional gusts.
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy, hazy and breezy, with a few brief showers.

Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to take the necessary precautions, due to reduced air quality.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 09:09 am…High at 3:58 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 10:36 am…High at 5:05 pm.
Seas: Locally rough with waves and easterly swells 6 to 8 feet or 1.8 to
2.4 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution, due to brisk winds, locally rough seas and reduced visibility.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy, hazy and breezy, with a few scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will maintain moderate to brisk easterly winds and locally rough seas across the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next few days.

Moisture and instability trailing a tropical wave, will cause a few showers mainly over the windward Islands and areas further south, during the forecast period.

Generally dry and stable conditions will prevail over the remainder of the region, during the forecast period.

A plume of Saharan dust haze will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the region, during the next 24 hours.

A second tropical wave located over the eastern 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.