6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 30th June, 2022
Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy with light haze.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy with light haze.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 30°C or 86°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 21 mph or 33 km/h
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 5.1 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 12.1 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of June so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 218.7 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 253.4 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:39 am Sunset tomorrow: 6:36 pm
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east-southeast near 23 mph or 37 km/h, with a few gusts.
Weather: Partly cloudy, hazy and breezy with a few showers tonight, becoming from early morning, generally cloudy with scattered showers which may be heavy in some locations, gusty winds and possibly isolated thunderstorms.
Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides should be vigilant and exercise caution as soil moisture content is already high from previous heavy rainfall activity.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 09:48 pm…High at 4:29 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 6:35 pm… Low at 11:15 pm…High at 5:36 am.
Seas: Locally rough with waves and northeasterly to 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 brisk winds, reduced visibility and locally rough seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy and hazy, with a few scattered showers at first becoming increasingly cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms is from tonight over the southern Windwards and northern Windwards from tomorrow.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
An approaching tropical wave, east of the Lesser Antilles, will produce an increase in cloudiness, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms across the region, during the next couple of days. The wave is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h and has a low chance of development over the next five days.
Another tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is also moving westward near 23 mph or 37 km/h.