6:00 am Weather Report 16th May, 2022

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

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 23 mph or 37 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.8 mm    

Total rainfall for the month of May so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 18.3 mm  

Sunset today: 6:24 pm.      Sunrise tomorrow: 5:36 am.     

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS  

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-northeast near 23 mph or 37 km/h, with a few gusts.

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

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 09:59 am… High at 4:48 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 11:26 am… High at 5:55 pm.

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

Partly cloudy to cloudy, breezy and hazy with scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms, mainly over the southern Windward Islands and areas further south.

WEATHER SUMMARY

Moderate to brisk easterly winds and locally rough seas, will continue across the Eastern Caribbean region during the next few days.

Moisture and instability in the wake of a weak tropical wave will continue to cause cloudiness, showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms, mainly over the southern portion of the region, during the forecast period.