6:00 pm Weather Report 07th May, 2023

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 07th May, 2023

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair with light haze.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair with light haze.

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: Trace.          At GFL Charles Airport: nil.

Total rainfall for the month of May so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 7.5 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 20.8 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:39 am        Sunset tomorrow: 6:21 pm

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 18 mph or 30 km/h.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy with a few scattered showers is expected tonight into early tomorrow morning.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 10:07 pm…High at 4:38 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 7:01 pm…Low at 11:34 pm…High at 5:45 am.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with widely scattered showers tonight.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High pressure system will continue to generate moderate easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean region during the forecast period. 

Low-level clouds moving with the wind flow, will cause a few showers over the Lesser Antilles today. A slight increase in moisture and instability is expected to cause some cloudiness and showers over the islands tonight.