6:00 pm Weather Report 24 May 2020

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 24 May, 2020

Forecaster: Thomas Auguste  

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with recent showers.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 32°C or 90°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the northeast at 14 mph or 22 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: 6.4 mm.        

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:35 am.   Sunset tomorrow: 6:27 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 17 mph or 28 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at present… Low at 10:05 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 6:54 pm… Low at 12:32 am.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 6 feet or 0.9 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate light to moderate easterly winds across the Lesser Antilles for the next few days.

Low level clouds drifting along the wind flow will bring a few showers over the Eastern Caribbean islands during the next 24 hours.

A tropical wave located over the central tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. This system is expected to cause an increase in cloudiness and showers over the Eastern Caribbean region from Tuesday into Wednesday.