6:00 am Weather Report

Forecasters: Venantius Descartes & Hyacinthia Camille

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 23°C or 73°F.

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

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 2.2 mm.        

Total rainfall for the month of April so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 24.0 mm.       

Sunset today: 6:18 pm      Sunrise tomorrow: 5:46 am                

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 20 mph or 31 km/h, with a few gusts.

Weather: Partly cloudy and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 10:28 am… Low at 5:43 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 11:35 am… Low at 7:10 pm.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 10.9 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy and breezy, occasionally becoming cloudy with some scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and rough seas around our region, during the next 24 hours.

Low level moisture and instability will cause some scattered showers over the Eastern Caribbean region, during the forecast period.

The La Soufriere volcano in St. Vincent remains active and additional eruptions and ash plumes are possible at any time. Interests in Saint Lucia and the south Eastern Caribbean region are advised to continue monitoring official information from reliable media outlets for updates.