6:00 am Weather Report 24th August, 2020

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the northeast at 17 mph or 28 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 3.6 mm.        

Total rainfall for the month of August so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 93.5 mm.       

Sunset today: 6:20 pm        Sunrise tomorrow: 5:51 am

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and southeast near 14 mph or 22 km/h with gusts near showers.

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies, with scattered showers some of which maybe heavy and a slight chance of isolated thunderstorms.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 8:00 am… Low at 1:12 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 9:07 am… Low at 2:39 pm.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy skies, with scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A weak trough system will cause occasional cloudiness, some scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the Eastern Caribbean region during the next 24 hours.

A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This wave is expected to begin affecting the region from late Tuesday.

A second tropical wave located just off the west African coast is also moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.