6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 26th May, 2025
Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 30°C or 86°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 82%.
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 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil. At GFL Charles Airport: nil.
Total rainfall for the month of May so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 206.8 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 214.6 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:34 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:27 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east northeast and east near 22 mph or 35 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy 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 8:17 pm… High at 2:55 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 9:44 pm… High at 4:02 am.
Seas: Locally rough with waves and easterly swells 6 to 8 feet or 1.8 to 2.4 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to brisk winds, locally rough seas and reduced visibility.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and locally rough seas across the Eastern Caribbean, during the next few days.
Patches of low-level cloud drifting along the wind flow, will cause widely scattered showers over the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.
A plume of Saharan dust haze will continue to reduce visibility and air quality across the Eastern Caribbean, during the next 24 to 36 hours.
A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.