6:00 pm Weather Report 11th June, 2023

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 11th June, 2023

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with light showers.

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 23 mph or 37 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 June so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 66.0 mm    At GFL Charles Airport:23.4 mm

Sunset today: 6:31 pm.                Sunrise tomorrow: 5:35 am.

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. A gradual increase in cloudiness and showers is expected from tomorrow.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 10:53 pm…Low at 3:51 am…High at 10:10 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 12:02 am…Low at 6:39 am…High at 12:46 pm.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the southern Windward Islands and areas further south. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy with a few brief showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

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

A tropical wave located southeast of the  Eastern Caribbean is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h. This wave is expected to affect mainly the southern portion of the region from Monday.

Another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next seven (7) days.