6:00 pm Weather Report for 19th May 2024

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 19th May, 2024

Forecaster: Venantius Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy and hazy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 33°C or 91°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 75%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 18 mph or 30 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.          At GFL Charles Airport: 1.5 mm.

Total rainfall so far for the month of May so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 7.8 mm.       At GFL Charles Airport: 13.0 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:35 am.       Sunset tomorrow: 6:25 pm.             

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east near 20 mph or 31 km/h.

Weather: Fair and hazy, becoming cloudy at times, with a few showers.

Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to take the necessary precautions due to reduced air quality.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 6:51 pm…. High at 1:12 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 8:18 pm…. High at 2:19 am.

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

Small craft operators should exercise caution due to reduced visibility.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to occasionally cloudy and hazy, with widely scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High-Pressure System will maintain moderate easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean, during the next few days.

Weak unstable conditions in the atmosphere over the region, will cause some cloudy periods with showers over the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.

Saharan dust haze will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the region, during the next 24 hours.