Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 23°C or 73°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 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 89.9 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of June so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 111.0 mm.
Sunset today: 6:33 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:36 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from east near 21 mph or 33 km/h with gusts near showers.
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy, with scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms.
Rainfall over the island during the past 24 hours has left the soils saturated therefore any additional rainfall may cause flooding and landslides in areas prone to such hazards. Thus, residents and motorist in areas prone to these hazards should be vigilant and exercise extreme caution.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 10:42 am… High at 5:29 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 12:09 pm… High at 6:36 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 4 to 7 feet or 1.2 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 with some scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
An abundantly moist and unstable lower atmosphere, together with favourable upper level conditions over the Lesser Antilles will continue to cause cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms over the region during the forecast period.
A tropical wave located a few hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles is moving westward near 23 mph or 37 km/h. This wave is expected to affect our region from later this afternoon.
Another tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 29 mph or 46 km/h.