6:00 pm Weather Report 05th June, 2022

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

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: 3.0 mm.    At GFL Charles Airport: trace.

Total rainfall for the month of June so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 4.6 mm.    At GFL Charles Airport: 7.9 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:34 am       Sunset tomorrow: 6:30 pm

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS  

Winds will be blowing from the east near 24 mph or 39 km/h, with a few gusts.

Weather: Partly cloudy, hazy and breezy becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

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: High at 08:55 pm… Low at 1:20 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 10:02 pm… Low at 2:47 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, above normal seas and reduced visibility.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy, hazy and breezy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the southern portion of the Lesser Antilles. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy and hazy with a few showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A tropical wave located a few hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles, is expected to cause cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly over the southern portion of the region from tonight into tomorrow.

A plume of thick Saharan dust haze will cause a reduction in visibility and air quality around the Eastern Caribbean during the next few days.

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next five (5) days.