6 AM WEATHER REPORT

Date: 30th May, 2021

Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F. 

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 20 mph or 31 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: 34.4 mm.       

Sunset today: 6:28 pm.      Sunrise tomorrow: 5:34 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS8

Winds will be blowing from the east near 21 mph or 33 km/h.

Weather: Generally fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few light showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 6:05 am…Low at 1:21 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 7:12 am…Low at 2:48 pm. 

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and above normal seas around the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next 24 hours. Patches of low level cloud drifting with this wind flow, will cause a few cloudy periods and showers over the islands, during the forecast period.

Two tropical waves located over the western and central Tropical Atlantic are moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.

The alert level at the La Soufriere volcano in Saint Vincent remains at Orange. Interests in Saint Lucia and the south-eastern Caribbean region are advised to continue monitoring official sources for updates.