6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 22nd June, 2020
Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy with thick dust haze.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy with thick dust haze.
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 21 mph or 33 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: Nil. At GFL Charles Airport: Trace.
Total rainfall for the month of June so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 137.4 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 69.8 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:37 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:35 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east northeast near
23 mph or 37 km/h, with occasional gusts.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy, hazy and breezy with a chance of brief
isolated showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 9:47 pm… High at 4:27 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 6:40 pm… Low at 11:14 pm.
Seas: Locally rough with waves 6 to 8 feet or 1.8 to 2.4 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION
due to brisk winds, rough seas and low visibility.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly cloudy, hazy and breezy with brief isolated showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High Pressure System will generate moderate to brisk easterly winds
and rough seas around the Eastern Caribbean region for the next few days.
A large plume of Saharan dust will continue to affect our region for the next
couple of days, causing low visibility and poor air quality.
A tropical wave located over the eastern tropical Atlantic is moving
westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. This wave is expected to bring cloudiness,
showers and thunderstorms over the Eastern Caribbean on Thursday and Friday.