6:00 am Weather Report

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

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

Last night’s mimimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24°C or 75°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 15 mph or 24 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 5.4 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of May so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 24.5 mm.

Sunset today: 6:21 pm.                             Sunrise tomorrow: 5:39 am.            

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 18 mph or 30 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy skies with some scattered light to moderate showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 6:04 am…High at 12:38 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 7:31 am…High at 1:45 pm.

Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy skies with some scattered light to moderate showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate east-northeasterly to easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean during the next 24 hours.  Low level clouds drifting along the wind flow, will cause some scattered showers over the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.

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.