Date: 24th June, 2023
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with light haze.
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 25°C or 77°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 1.5 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 1.4 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of June so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 155.0 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 72.3 mm.
Sunset today: 6:35 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:37 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 14 mph or 22 km/h.
Weather: Fair to occasionally cloudy skies, with a few isolated showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 2:13 pm…High at 8:41 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 3:40 pm…High at 9:48 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 meters.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to occasionally cloudy skies, with widely scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Moisture and instability lingering over the Eastern Caribbean following the passage of Tropical Storm Bret, will cause occasional cloudy periods with some scattered showers over the region during the forecast period.
…Tropical Storm Cindy not expected to affect the Lesser Antilles…
At 11:00 am today, the center of Tropical Storm Cindy was located near latitude 16.4 degrees north, longitude 53.3 degrees west. Cindy is moving toward the northwest near 20 mph or 31 km/h and this motion is expected to continue over the next few days. On the forecast track, the system is expected to remain well east and northeast of the northern Leeward Islands through early next week. Maximum sustained winds remain near 60 mph or 95 km/h with higher gusts. Some gradual weakening is forecast over the next several days.
A tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 6 mph or 9 km/h.