8:00 am Weather Report 17 May 2020

8:00 am Weather Report

Date: 17th May, 2020

Forecaster: Thomas Auguste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

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 at 23 mph or 37 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.             

Total rainfall for the month of May so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 4.7 mm.        

Sunset today: 6:24 pm.    Sunrise tomorrow: 5:36 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 23 mph or 37 km/h, with a few gusts.

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

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 12:44 pm… Low at 6:30 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 1:51 pm… Low at 7:57 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 skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few brief showers. 

WEATHER SUMMARY

The first tropical storm for this year’s hurricane season has formed off the south eastern coast of the United States.  Tropical storm Arthur currently has maximum sustained winds of 40 mph or 65 km/h. It poses no threat to the Caribbean region.

A tropical wave located over the central tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.