6:00 Pm Weather Rep

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 27th May, 2024

Forecaster: Glenn Antoine

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

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

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 32°C or 90°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 81%.

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 2:00 pm today:

At Hewanorra Airport: 2.3 mm.      At GFL Charles Airport: 1.5 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of May so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 55.4 mm.     At GFL Charles Airport: 73.5 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:34 am.                       Sunset tomorrow: 6:28 pm.                  

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 17 mph or 28 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy and hazy, 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: High at 7:47 pm…Low at 11:39 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 8:54 pm…Low at 01:06 am.  

Seas: slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.

Small craft operators should exercise caution due to reduced visibility.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy and hazy, with a few scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

Weak unstable conditions in the atmosphere over the region, will cause a few cloudy periods with showers over the islands, during the next 24 hours.

A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h.

Another tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 18 mph or 30 km/h.

A plume of Saharan dust haze will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the Eastern Caribbean region, over the next few days.