6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 25th June, 2024

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.

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 32°C or 90°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 81%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 14 mph or 22 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 14.4 mm.      At GFL Charles Airport: 8.6 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of June thus far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 88.5 mm.      At GFL Charles Airport: 59.1 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:38 am.          Sunset tomorrow: 6:35 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: Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy and hazy, with a few scattered 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: High at 7:13 pm…Low at 11:50 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 8:20 pm…Low at 01:17 am.

Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 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 light to moderate showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms, over the Windward Islands and areas further south. Over the Leeward Islands, fair and hazy becoming cloudy at times, with a few showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Moisture and instability in the wake of a tropical wave, will continue to affect the southern portion of the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.

Patches of low-level clouds drifting along the wind flow, will cause a few showers over the remainder of the region.

Saharan dust haze will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the region, during the forecast period.

Another tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 10 mph or 17 km/h.