6:00 pm Weather Report

6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 14th May, 2022
Forecaster: E. Francis

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
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 29°C or 84°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: 2.0 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 1.2 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of May so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 13.9 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 16.4 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 the east near 23 mph or 37 km/h.
Weather: Fair and breezy, 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 7:57 pm… High at 2:23 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 9:24 pm… High at 3:30 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 and breezy, occasionally becoming cloudy with some scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and locally rough seas across the Eastern Caribbean region for the next few days.

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

A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. The wave will begin to affect the southern portion of the Eastern Caribbean region from late Sunday.