6 PM WEATHER REPORT

Date: 1st June, 2021

Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

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 13 mph or 20 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: trace.       At GFL Charles Airport: 2.4 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of June:

At Hewanorra Airport: trace.                 At GFL Charles Airport: 1.5 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 skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 10:06 pm… Low at 3:12 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 11:13 pm…  Low at 4:39 am.

Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

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

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Patches of low level clouds drifting along an easterly wind flow, will produce some cloudy periods with showers over parts of the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.   

A tropical wave located over the far Eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next few days.

Today, June 1st 2021, marks the first day of the Atlantic Hurricane Season, which will run until November 30th, 2021.  All are advised to monitor official sources for updates during the season.

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