6:00 pm Weather Report 12th May, 2022

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

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 22 mph or 35 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: trace.          At GFL Charles Airport: 0.5 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of May so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 11.9 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: 15.2 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:37 am.            Sunset tomorrow: 6:23 pm. 

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS  

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 23 mph or 37 km/h.

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

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 6:48 pm… High at 1:16 am… Low at 7:36 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 8:15 pm… High at 2:23 am… Low at 9:03 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 and locally rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High-Pressure System will generate moderate to brisk easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean for the next several days.

Low-level clouds moving along the wind flow, will cause a few showers over the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.

A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 10 mph or 17 km/h.