6:00 am Weather Report

Forecasters: Hiacynthia Camille/Venantius Descartes

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 27°C or 81°F.

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 September so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 45.3 mm.  

Sunset today: 5:58 pm.   Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 am.                             

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from southeast near 14 mph or 22 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Fair skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few scattered   showers. There is a slight chance of thunderstorms this afternoon.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 10:52 am… Low at 2:40 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 11:59 am… Low at 4:07 pm.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northerly swells 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with scattered showers and possibly afternoon thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A weak trough system will continue to cause some scattered showers and possibly thunderstorms over the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.

Two tropical waves located over the central and eastern tropical Atlantic are both moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the tropical Atlantic during the next five days.