6 Pm Weather Report

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 15th May, 2023

Forecaster: Glenn Antoine

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

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: 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: 5:36 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: Fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with possible brief isolated  showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 6:24 pm…High at 1:04 am

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 7:51 pm…High at 2:11 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 and hazy with brief isolated showers, mainly over

the Leeward Islands.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will be the dominant weather system over the Eastern Caribbean region, over the next few days.

Low-level cloud patches moving along a moderate easterly wind flow, will produce a few isolated showers over parts of the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.