6:00 pm Weather Report 23rd June, 2022

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°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: 1.0 mm    At GFL Charles: nil.

Total rainfall for the month of June so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 120.9 mm    At GFL Charles: 129.1 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:37 am      Sunset tomorrow: 6:35 pm  

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS  

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 15 mph or 24 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Generally fair skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few showers.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 12:02 am…Low at 6:57 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 6:44 pm… High at 1:09 am.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 2 to 5 feet or 0.6 to 1.5 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

The Atlantic High-Pressure system will generate light to moderate easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean during the next few days. Patches of low-level clouds drifting along this wind flow, will cause a few showers over the region during the forecast period.

A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.

A second tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.  This wave has a low chance of development within the next five (5) days.