6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 23rd May, 2025

Forecaster: Lucious Frederick

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 31°C or 88°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 73%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 20 mph or 31 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.4 mm.       At GFL Charles Airport: 6.0 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of May so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 203.3 mm.     At GFL Charles Airport: 206.9 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:35 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:26 pm.           

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 22 mph or 35 km/h.

Weather: Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times, with a few brief showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour:  Low at present (6:08pm) High at 12:40 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:    Low at 7:35 pm….      High at 01:47 am.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves with waves and easterly swells 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to brisk winds and above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy, with widely scattered showers over the northern Windward Islands. Elsewhere, fair to occasionally cloudy, with a few showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High-Pressure System will generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and above normal seas across the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next few days.

An upper-level trough will continue to cause cloudiness and some showers over the northern Windward Islands, during the forecast period.

A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 10 mph or 17 km/h. This wave is expected to affect our region on Sunday.

Another tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 6 mph or 9 km/h.