6:00 pm Weather Report

Forecasters: Hyacinthia Camille & Venantius Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.

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 16 mph or 26 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.8 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 18.3 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of May so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 25.8 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: 27.2 mm.

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

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the northeast and east near 20 mph or 31 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy at times with a few showers tonight and tomorrow morning. Mostly cloudy with some moderate to heavy showers from tomorrow afternoon.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 7:08 pm… High at 1:41 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 8:35 pm… High at 2:48 am.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with widely scattered showers over the northern Windward and Leeward Islands. Further south, skies will be  cloudy at times with a few showers at first, becoming mostly cloudy with some moderate to heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms from tomorrow afternoon.

WEATHER SUMMARY

An approaching low level trough is expected to cause an increase in cloudiness, moderate to heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly over the central and southern portions of the Eastern Caribbean region from tomorrow afternoon.

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 sources for updates.