6:00 pm Weather Report 02nd May, 2021

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy .

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 30°C or 86°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 13 mph or 20 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.2 mm.    At GFL Charles Airport: nil     

Total rainfall for the month of May so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.2 mm.     At GFL Charles Airport: nil

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:41 am.        Sunset tomorrow: 6:20 pm.                  

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the northeast and east near 15 mph or 24 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies, 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 09:48 pm… Low at 1:46 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 10:55 pm… Low at 3:13 am.

Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

A mid to upper level trough system will continue to cause some cloudy periods with showers over the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next 24 hours.

The La Soufriere volcano in Saint 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.