6:00 am Weather Report 08th May, 2021

Forecasters: Emmanuel Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 77°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 77°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 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport: Trace.         

Total rainfall for the month of May so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 25.8 mm.       

Sunset tomorrow: 6:21 pm.          Sunrise tomorrow: 5:38 am.  

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 at first, becoming mostly cloudy with scattered moderate to heavy showers and a chance of thunderstorms later today.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 7:48 am… High at 2:22 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 9:15 am… High at 3:29 pm.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 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 this afternoon.

WEATHER SUMMARY

A low level trough is expected to cause an increase in cloudiness and shower activity mainly over the central and southern portions of the Eastern Caribbean region 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 sources for updates.