6:00 pm Weather Report 01st May, 2023

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

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-southeast at 16 mph or 26 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.      At GFL Charles Airport: nil.    

Total rainfall for the month of May so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.      At GFL Charles Airport: nil.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:41 am       Sunset tomorrow: 6:20 pm

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 14 mph or 22 km/h.

Weather: Fair to occasionally cloudy skies with a few isolated showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 7:06 pm… High at 1:27 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 8:33 pm… High at 2:34 am.

Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times, with isolated showers mainly over the central Windward Islands. Elsewhere, generally fair skies.

WEATHER SUMMARY

A light to moderate southeasterly to easterly wind flow will continue across the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next 24 hours.

A weak shear line will generate some cloudy periods with widely scattered showers over the central portions of the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.

The atmosphere over the remainder of the region remains relatively dry and stable.