6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 01st July, 2023

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy with showers nearby.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 30°C or 86°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 16 mph or 26 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 8.0 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: 3.6 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of June:

At Hewanorra Airport: 173.6 mm.      At GFL Charles Airport: 150.2 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:39 am.            Sunset tomorrow: 6:36 pm.

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: Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy at times, with some scattered showers. A gradual improvement is expected as the night progresses.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 7:10 pm…High at 1:55 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 8:37 pm…High at 3:02 am.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands, fair to partly cloudy, with a few light showers. Over the central Windward Islands and areas further south, partly cloudy to cloudy at times, with scattered light to moderate showers. A gradual improvement is expected as the night progresses.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Moisture and instability in the wake of a tropical wave, will continue to produce occasional cloudiness and showers mainly over the southern portion of the Eastern Caribbean region during the forecast period.

Another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 23 mph or 37 km/h. This wave is expected to affect our region from Monday into Tuesday.

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