6:00 pm Weather Report 13th 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 28°C or 82°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 32°C or 90°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the southeast at 20 mph or 31 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: 8.0 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 21.6 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:37 am.            Sunset tomorrow: 6:23 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 20 mph or 31 km/h.

Weather: Mostly fair skies.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 11:48 pm… Low at 5:14 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 6:24 pm… High at 12:55 am… Low at 6:41 am.

Seas: Moderate with waves 5 to 6 feet or 1.5 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to occasionally cloudy skies with widely scattered showers over the northern Leeward Islands. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy skies.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate easterly winds over the Eastern Caribbean region during the next few days.

Low level cloud patches moving with the wind flow will cause a few showers over the northernmost portion of the region during the forecast period.

Relatively dry and stable conditions will persist over the remainder of the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.