6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 17th May, 2021
Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 31°C or 88°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 17 mph or
29 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil. At GFL Charles Airport: nil.
Total rainfall for the month of May so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 32.6 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 34.5 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:36 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:24 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near
17 mph or 28 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 8:55 pm…Low at 12:40 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 10:02 pm…Low at 02:07 am.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands, skies will be fair to partly cloudy with a few brief showers. Further south, partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
Moisture and instability associated with a weak low-level trough is expected to
cause some cloudy periods with scattered showers, mainly over the southern portion of the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.
The alert level at the La Soufriere volcano in Saint Vincent has been downgraded
to Orange as a result of reduced activity over the past couple of weeks. However,
interests in Saint Lucia and the south-eastern Caribbean region are advised to
continue monitoring official sources for updates.