6:00 pm Weather Report

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

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 29°C or 84°F.

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

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 20 mph or 31 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.            At GFL Charles Airport: nil.         

Total rainfall for the month of May so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 11.3 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: 13.6 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:34 am.                        Sunset tomorrow: 6:28 pm.                 

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 20 mph or 31 km/h.

Weather: Tonight, partly cloudy to cloudy and hazy with a low chance of showers. Tomorrow, fair to occasionally cloudy and hazy with brief isolated showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 9:20 pm…Low at 1:44 am…High at 8:08 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:  High at 10:27 pm…Low at 3:11 am…High at 9:15 am.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy with some scattered showers over the U.S. and British Virgin Islands. Elsewhere, partly cloudy to cloudy and hazy with brief isolated showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

A trough system will continue to cause cloudiness and showers over the extreme northern portion of the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.

The lower atmosphere over the remainder of the region is relatively dry and stable, however, an upper level trough will continue to transport high level clouds over the islands during the forecast period.