6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 22nd June, 2025

Forecaster: Lucious Frederick

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport cloudy with showers nearby.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with recent showers.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 30°C or 86°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 87%.

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: 12.5 mm.      At GFL Charles Airport: 16.0 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of June thus far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 87.8 mm.      At GFL Charles Airport: 107.6 mm.

 Sunrise tomorrow: 5:37 am.  Sunset tomorrow: 6:34 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 23 mph or 37 km/h, with higher gusts near showers.

Weather: Generally cloudy and breezy, with scattered light to moderate showers and

a chance of isolated thunderstorms tonight. Partly cloudy and hazy with a few showers tomorrow.

Persons with respiratory ailments should take the necessary caution 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 6:12 pm…. High at 12:59 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 7:39 pm… High at 2:06 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 and locally rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Over the Windward Islands and areas further south, generally cloudy and breezy, with scattered light to moderate showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms tonight, becoming partly cloudy and hazy with a few showers tomorrow. Over the Leeward Islands, fair to partly cloudy and hazy with a few showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

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

Moisture and instability associated with a tropical wave, will continue to cause cloudiness with showers and isolated thunderstorms over the southern half of the Lesser Antilles tonight.

A plume of Saharan dust haze is expected to affect visibility and air quality across the region, during the forecast period.

Another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. This wave is expected to impact the extreme southern portion of the Lesser Antilles late Monday into Tuesday.

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic, during the next seven (7) days.