6:00 pm Weather Report 20th June, 2021

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F. 

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 30°C or 86°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 21 mph or 33 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 17.5 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: 12.7 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of June so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 62.9 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 112.0 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:37 am.       Sunset tomorrow: 6:34 pm. 

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 21 mph or 33 km/h, with a few gusts.

Weather: Partly cloudy, hazy and breezy becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 12:02 am… Low at 6:58 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 06:50 pm… High at 1:09 am.

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 brisk winds, reduced visibility and above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy and hazy becoming cloudy at times with some widely scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK 

Moisture and instability in lower atmosphere over our region will cause some cloudy periods with scattered showers over portions of the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.

Saharan dust haze will continue to obscure visibility and reduce air quality across the Eastern Caribbean region during the next few days.

A tropical wave located over the central tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 9 mph or 15 km/h.

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the tropical Atlantic during the next five 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.