6:00 pm Weather Report 25th May, 2023

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair with showers nearby.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

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 east at 14 mph or 22 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.           At GFL Charles Airport: 0.2 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of May so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 24.7 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: 53.4 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:35 am.            Sunset tomorrow: 6:27 pm. 

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 15 mph or 24 km/h.

Weather: Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 08:56 pm… Low at 1:15 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 10:03 pm… Low at 2:42 am.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to occasionally cloudy skies, with widely scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

Weak unstable conditions over the Lesser Antilles will cause occasional cloudy periods with widely scattered showers over the islands during the forecast period.

A tropical wave located over the western Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. This wave is expected to affect the southern Windward Islands and areas further south from tomorrow afternoon into Saturday.

Another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h.

A third tropical wave located over the eastern tropical Atlantic is moving very slowly westward.