6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 13th June, 2023

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

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 31°C or 88°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 22 mph or 35 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 4.1 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 3.1 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of June so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 70.1 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: 29.1 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:35 am.            Sunset tomorrow: 6:32 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 skies, becoming cloudy at times, with a few showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at present…High at 12:24 am…Low at 7:16 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 7:04 pm…High at 01:31 am…Low at 8:43 am.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times, with widely scattered 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.

Lingering moisture and instability over the region, will cause some scattered showers to develop over the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.

A tropical wave located over the western Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This wave is expected to affect the southern portion of the region from late tomorrow into Thursday.

Two other tropical waves located over the central and far eastern Tropical Atlantic are moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h.

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