6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 20th May, 2024

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

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 71%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 17 mph or 28 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: trace.        At GFL Charles Airport: trace.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 7.8 mm.       At GFL Charles Airport: 13.0 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:35 am.          Sunset tomorrow: 6:25 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

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

Weather: Fair to occasionally cloudy, 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 7:20 pm…High at 1:43 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 8:47 pm…High at 2:50 am.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to occasionally cloudy, with widely scattered showers over the Windward Islands and areas further south. Over the Leeward Islands, generally fair.

WEATHER SUMMARY

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

Weak unstable conditions over the southern half of the Lesser Antilles, will cause cloudy periods with some scattered showers over that area, during the next 24 hours.