6:00 pm Weather Report

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 11th June, 2022

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair 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 29 mph or 46 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport:  0.6 mm    at GFL Charles Airport: 18.3 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of June so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 14.8 mm    at GFL Charles Airport: 31.0 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow:  5:35 am       Sunset tomorrow: 6:32 pm

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS  

Winds will be blowing from the east near 25 mph or 41 km/h.

Weather: Fair, hazy and breezy occasionally becoming cloudy with a few brief showers.

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 6:33 pm… High at 1:07 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 8:00 pm… High at 2:14 am.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and easterly swells 6 to 8 feet or 1.8 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

Over the far southern Windward Islands, partly cloudy, hazy and breezy becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers. Elsewhere, fair, hazy and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with a few showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

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

Saharan dust haze will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality around the Eastern Caribbean during the next few days.

Two other tropical waves, located over the central and eastern Tropical Atlantic are both moving westward near 21 mph or 33 km/h.

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