6:00 pm Weather Report

6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 09th June, 2021
Forecaster: E. Francis

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 northeast at
22 mph or 35 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.3 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 3.7 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of June so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 26.5 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 42.2 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:35 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:31 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 21 mph or 33 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with some
scattered showers.

Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to exercise
caution due to poor air quality.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 8:29 pm…High at 2:59 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 9:56 pm…High at 4:06 am.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly
swells 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to
brisk winds, reduced visibility and above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
An upper level trough will continue to cause cloudiness with some scattered showers over the northern half of the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.

Moisture and instability associated with an approaching tropical wave will cause cloudiness and some scattered showers over the southern portion of the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.

A second tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 23 mph or 37 km/h.

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

Saharan dust haze will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across our region, during the next few days.

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.