8:00 am Weather Report

Forecasters: Hyacinthia Camille & Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°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 17 mph or 28 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.4 mm.                

Total rainfall for the month of May so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 10.0 mm.       

Sunset today: 6:27 am           Sunrise Tomorrow: 5:34 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east-southeast near 18 mph or 30 km/h with gust near showers.

Weather: Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy skies with scattered light to moderate showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 12:32 pm… High at 7:26 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 1:59 pm… High at 8:33 pm.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy skies with scattered showers mainly over the central and southern portion of the Lesser Antilles. Elsewhere, partly cloudy skies with a few showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate light to moderate easterly winds mainly across the northern windward and Leeward islands for the next few days.

A tropical wave located a few hundred miles east of the southern portion 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 central and southern islands from today into Wednesday.