6:00 pm Weather Report 19th May, 2023

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy with showers nearby.

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 32°C or 90°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 20 mph or 31 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 2.3 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 1.3 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of May so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 10.3 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: 23.0 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:35 am.            Sunset tomorrow: 6:25 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 21 mph or 33 km/h.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy, with a few brief showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 8:52 pm… High at 3:21 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:  Low at 10:19 pm… High at 5:35 pm.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy, with a few brief showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate easterly winds over the Eastern Caribbean region during the forecast period.

Low-level clouds moving with the wind flow, will produce a few showers over the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.

A tropical wave located over the Eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving slowly westward.