6:00 pm Weather Report 18th May, 2020

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 18th May, 2020

Forecaster: Avlon Charlery

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

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

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 31°C or 88°F.

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

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

At Hewanorra Airport: trace           At GFL Charles: nil

Total rainfall for the month of May so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 4.7 mm          At GFL Charles Airport: 4.0 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 18 mph or 30 km/h, with a few gusts.

Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy skies with a few showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 7:03 pm… High at 1:27 am… Low at 7:54 am

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 8:30 pm… High at 2:34 am… Low at 9:21 am

Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few showers. 

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to

brisk easterly winds around the Eastern Caribbean region during the next 24 hours.

A tropical wave located a few hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles

is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This system is expected to cause

an increase in cloudiness and showers over the Eastern Caribbean region from

late Tuesday into Wednesday.