6 AM WEATHER REPORT

Date: 19th May, 2022
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste


Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil.
Total rainfall for the month of May so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 18.3 mm.


Sunset today: 6:24 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:35 am.


FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Weather: Apart from a few brief light showers, it will be generally fair
and hazy.
Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to take the necessary precautions.


MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 12:41 pm… High at 7:31 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 6:28 am… Low at 02:08 pm.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.
Small craft operators are advised to exercise caution due to reduced visibility.


FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly cloudy and hazy skies, with a few isolated showers.


WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and generally fair conditions across the Eastern Caribbean, during the next couple of days.
A plume of Saharan dust haze will continue to cause reduced visibility and poor air quality around the Lesser Antilles, during the next few days.
A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 20 mph or 31 km/h.