Date: 17th June, 2023
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°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 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 1.5 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of June so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 72.0 mm.
Sunset today: 6:33 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:36 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy, 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 9:33 am…High at 4:29 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 11:00 am…High at 5:26 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly cloudy, with a few scattered showers.
The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean region over the next few days. Low-level clouds moving along this wind flow, will cause a few scattered showers over the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.
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 tomorrow.
Another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is also moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.
A third tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 20 mph or 31 km/h. This system has a high chance of tropical cyclone development during the next seven days.