6:00 pm Weather Report

Forecasters: Venantius Descartes & Hyacinthia Camille

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.  

Last night’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 78°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 10 mph or 17 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: 32.6 mm.       

Sunset today: 6:25 pm.          Sunrise tomorrow: 5:35 am.           

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 17 mph or 28 km/h.

Weather: Apart from a few brief showers, skies will be generally fair and hazy.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 08:33 am… Low at 3:54 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 09:40 am… Low at 5:21 pm.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 6 feet or 0.9 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy and hazy skies with a few showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and generally fair weather conditions across the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.

An area of Saharan dust haze will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality around the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next few days.

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 few weeks. However, interests in Saint Lucia and the south-eastern Caribbean region are advised to continue monitoring official sources for updates.