6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 25th June, 2020
Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 31°C or 88°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 24 mph or 39 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 1.2 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: trace.
Total rainfall for the month of June so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 138.6 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 69.8 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:38 am Sunset tomorrow: 6:35 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east-southeast near 25 mph or 41 km/h, with occasional gusts.
Weather: Partly cloudy, hazy and breezy with a few briefs showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 7:47 pm…Low at 12:30 am…High at 6:58 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 8:54 pm…Low at 01:57 am…High at 8:05 am.
Seas: Locally rough with waves and swells 6 to 8 feet or 1.8 to 2.4 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to rough seas, brisk winds and low visibility.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Occasionally cloudy with some scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms tonight. Tomorrow, fair to partly cloudy, hazy and breezy with a few showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High Pressure System will generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and rough seas around the Eastern Caribbean region over the next few days.
A large plume of Saharan dust trails this tropical wave, and will result in a resurgence in dust concentrations over the region from tonight.
Two other tropical waves located over the central and eastern tropical Atlantic are moving westward near 26 mph or 43 km/h and 17 mph or 28 km/h respectively.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the tropical Atlantic during the next five days.