Date: 20th June, 2023
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°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 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil. At GFL Charles Airport: 0.4 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of June so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 72.7 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 35.6 mm.
Sunset today: 6:34 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 6:37 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 20 mph or 31 km/h.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies, with a few brief showers this afternoon. Partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered showers, which maybe heavy in some areas and a chance of isolated thunderstorms, from tonight into tomorrow.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 6:03 pm…Low at 10:22 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 01:03 pm…High at 7:10 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 skies, with a few showers this afternoon. Partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms, from tonight into tomorrow.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A tropical wave will produce cloudiness, showers and possibly thunderstorms over the Lesser Antilles, from this evening into tomorrow.
…..Tropical Storm Bret moving westward across the Tropical Atlantic…..
At 11:00 am today, the centre of Tropical Storm Bret was located near Latitude 11.9 degrees north, Longitude 47.0 degrees west or about 945 miles or 1525 kilometers east of the Windward Islands. Bret is moving toward the west near 21 mph or 33 km/h and this motion is expected to continue for the next several days. On this forecast track, the center of Bret could move across portions of the Lesser Antilles by Thursday afternoon and Thursday night. Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph or 65 km/h, with higher gusts. Some strengthening is forecast during the next couple of days. Interests in the Lesser Antilles should monitor the progress of this system. Tropical storm watches may be required for some islands later today or tonight.
Another tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 13 mph or 20 km/h. This system has a high chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next seven days.