6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 18th June, 2022
Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus
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 15 mph or 24 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil At GFL Charles Airport: trace.
Total rainfall for the month of June so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 118.3 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 127.5 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:36 am Sunset tomorrow: 6:34 pm
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east-southeast near 20 mph or 31 km/h.
Weather: Fair and hazy, occasionally becoming cloudy with some early morning 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: High at 7:59 pm…Low at 12:43 am…High at 7:18 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 9:06 pm…Low at 02:10 am…High at 8:25 am.
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 scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will generate moderate to brisk easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean, during the forecast period. Low level clouds drifting along this wind flow will produce some scattered showers across parts of the region during the forecast period
Saharan dust haze will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality around the Eastern Caribbean, during the next few days.
A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 8 mph or 13 km/h.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next five (5) days.