6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 22nd May, 2023
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is overcast.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 28°C or 82°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-southeast at 9 mph or 15 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 11.0 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 25.1 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of May so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 21.3 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 49.9 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:35 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:26 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and southeast near 12 mph or 19 km/h, becoming lighter and variable at times.
Weather: Generally cloudy skies, with scattered light to moderate showers and isolated thunderstorms.
Residents in areas prone to flooding and landslides are advised to exercise caution.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 6:28 pm…Low at 10:40 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 7:35 pm…Low at 12:07 am.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 6 feet or 0.9 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Generally cloudy skies with periods of rain, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.

WEATHER SUMMARY
A trough system together with an upper-level jet stream will continue to generate cloudiness, showers and thunderstorms over the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next 24 hours.
Two tropical waves located over the central and eastern Tropical Atlantic are moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.