6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 12th May, 2024

Forecaster: Shemma Joseph

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy with light haze.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.

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

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 75%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 16 mph or 26 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: Trace.          At GFL Charles Airport: 0.3 mm.

Total rainfall so far for the month of May so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.6 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 2.7 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:37 am.            Sunset tomorrow: 6:23 pm.          

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 18 mph or 30 km/h.

Weather: Fair to occasionally cloudy and slightly hazy, with a few brief showers mainly during the night.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 8:07 pm… Low at 12:07 am… High at 6:50 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 9:14 pm… Low at 1:34 am… High at 7:57 am.

Seas: Slight with waves 2 to 4 feet or 0.6 to 1.2 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to occasionally cloudy and slightly hazy, with a few showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High-Pressure System will maintain light to moderate easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean, during the next few days.

Low-level patches of clouds drifting along the wind flow will cause cloudy periods with a few showers over parts of the region, during the next 24 hours.

A gradual reduction in Saharan dust concentrations is expected across the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.