8:00 am Weather Report

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy with showers nearby.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-southeast at 31 mph or 50 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport: trace.

Total rainfall for the month of May so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 1.0 mm.

Sunset today: 6:21 pm.                                      Sunrise tomorrow: 5:39 am.    

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 22 mph or 35 km/h, with occasional gusts.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy, hazy and breezy with brief isolated showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 8:51 am…High at 3:35 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:  Low at 10:18 am…High at 4:42 pm.

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

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy, hazy and breezy with brief isolated showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and above normal seas around the Eastern Caribbean region for the next few days.

Generally dry and hazy conditions are expected to continue over the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.