6:00 pm weather report

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 10th June, 2022

Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.

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 southeast at 28 mph or 44 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport:  5.8 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 0.8 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of June so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 14.2 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 12.7 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:35 am Sunset tomorrow:  6:31 pm       

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS  

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 22 mph or

35 km/h, with a few gusts.

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy, hazy and breezy with scattered showers

and possibly 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: Low at present… High at 12:24 am. 

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 07:18 pm… High at 1:31 am.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 5 to 8 feet or 1.5 to 2.4 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to

locally rough seas, brisk winds and reduced visibility.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy, hazy and breezy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Windward Islands and areas further south. Elsewhere, fair, hazy and breezy becoming cloudy at times with a few showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A tropical wave will cause cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly over the southern half of the region, during the forecast period.

Two other tropical waves, located over the central and far eastern Tropical Atlantic are both moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.

Saharan dust haze will continue to 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.