6:00 pm Weather Report

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy and hazy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.

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

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 16 mph or 26 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 1.3 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: 3.1 mm.           

Total rainfall for the month of June so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 133.2 mm.      At GFL Charles Airport: 60.2 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:36 am.                     Sunset tomorrow: 6:34 pm.               

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 21 mph or 33 km/h, with gusts near showers.

Weather: Generally cloudy and hazy with scattered showers, some of which may be heavy, and isolated thunderstorms. 

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 7:52 pm…High at 2:27 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 9:19 pm…High at 3:34 am.  

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to brisk winds, above normal seas and reduced visibility.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy and hazy with scattered showers and isolated thunder-storms mainly over the Windward Islands.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A tropical wave will continue to cause cloudiness, showers and thunderstorms mainly over the Windward Islands and areas further south during the next 24 hours.

Another tropical wave located over the central tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h.

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next five days.