6:00 Pm Weather Report

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 09th May, 2024

Forecaster: Glenn Antoine

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair and hazy.

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

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 33°C or 91°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 79%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-southeast at 16 mph or 26 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 so far for the month of May so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.6 mm.      At GFL Charles Airport: 2.4 mm. 

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:38 am.            Sunset tomorrow: 6:22 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: Fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with a few isolated 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 09:51 pm…High at 4:26 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 11:18 pm…High at 5:33 am.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.

Small craft operators are advised to exercise caution due to reduced visibility.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy and hazy, with scattered showers over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands. Further south, fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with a few brief showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

Weak unstable conditions associated with a lingering shearline, will cause cloudiness and scattered showers over the northern portion of the region, during the next 24 hours.  Elsewhere, generally stable and hazy conditions will prevail.

Saharan dust will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next couple of days.