8:00 am Weather Report

Forecasters: Hyacinthia Camille & Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

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 18 mph or 30 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: 6:25 pm                  Sunrise tomorrow: 5:35 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 at first becoming increasingly cloudy with some scattered showers from tonight into tomorrow.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 2:21 pm… Low at 7:33 pm

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 3:28 pm… Low at 9:00 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 and hazy skies at first becoming increasingly cloudy with some scattered showers from tonight into tomorrow over the central and southern Windward Islands. Elsewhere, 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 12 mph or 19 km/h. This system is expected to cause an increase in cloudiness and showers over the Eastern Caribbean region from this evening into Wednesday.