6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 23rd June, 2020
Forecaster: Thomas Auguste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair with thick dust haze.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair 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: trace. At GFL Charles Airport: nil.
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 the east near 23 mph or 37 km/h with occasional gusts.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy, very hazy and breezy with a few showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 6:17 pm… Low at 10:33 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 7:24 pm… Low at 12:00 am.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and swells 5 to 8 feet or 1.5 to 2.4 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to brisk winds, rough seas and low visibility.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly cloudy, very hazy and breezy with a few showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to 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 continues to cause reduced visibility, poor air quality and suppressed shower activity over our region. Conditions are expected to gradually improve during the next couple of days.
A tropical wave located over the central tropical Atlantic is quickly moving westward near 26 mph or 43 km/h. This wave is expected to bring cloudiness, showers and thunderstorms over the Eastern Caribbean on Thursday and Friday.