Date: 08th June, 2024
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with light showers.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 28°C or 82°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 71%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 23 mph or 37 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil. At GFL Charles Airport: nil.
Total rainfall for the month of June thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 57.0 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 16.2 mm.
Sunset today: 6:31 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:35 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, with brief showers at first, becoming increasingly cloudy with a few scattered showers, towards evening 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 10:13 Pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 12:53 pm…High at 7:10 pm.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly cloudy with a few showers over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands. Further south, partly cloudy with brief showers at first, becoming increasingly cloudy with widely scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms, thereafter.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will generate moderate easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean, during the next few days.
A tropical wave will cause an increase in cloudiness, showers and possibly thunderstorms, over the southern portion of the Lesser Antilles from late today into Sunday.
Another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic, is also moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h.
A third tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 9 mph or 15 km/h.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next seven (7) days.