6:00 pm weather report

6:00 PM Weather Report

Date: 31st May, 2021

Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair 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 at 23 mph or

37 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 1.5 mm.    At GFL Charles Airport: Trace.       

Total rainfall for the month of May so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 35.9 mm.  At GFL Charles Airport: 37.1 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:34 am.                      Sunset tomorrow: 6:29 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 20 mph or

31 km/h.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and hazy with a few brief showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 9:07 pm… Low at 01:42 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 10:14 pm… High at 03:09 am.  

Seas: Locally rough with waves and swells 6 to 8 feet or 1.8 to 2.4 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to

brisk winds and rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair and hazy skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers, mainly over the extreme southern portion of the Lesser Antilles.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk

easterly winds, rough seas and generally fair weather conditions around the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next 24 hours.

A weak tropical wave will cause some cloudy periods with showers over the

extreme southern portion of our region, during the forecast period.

A second tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is 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.