Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
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 at 20 mph or 31 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.4 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of June so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 63.3 mm.
Sunset today: 6:35 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:38 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 9:38 am…High at 4:25 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 11:05 am…High at 5:32 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Over the southern Windward Islands and areas further south, partly cloudy to cloudy at times with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Further north, fair to partly cloudy with a few showers.
Moisture and instability ahead of a tropical wave located a few hundred miles east of the Windward Islands, will generate occasional cloudiness, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly over the southern Windward Islands and areas further south during the next 24 hours. This wave is moving westward near 10 mph or 17 km/h and is expected to affect the region from late tonight into tomorrow. Further development of this system is unlikely at this time.
Two other tropical waves located over the central tropical Atlantic are moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h.
A fourth tropical wave is expected to emerge off the coast of Africa later today. Some development of this system is expected during the next five days as it moves westward over the eastern and central tropical Atlantic 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.