6:00 pm Weather Report 05th May, 2020

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

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 29°C or 84°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 32°C or 90°F.

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: trace.    At GFL Charles Airport: 0.2 mm. 

Total rainfall for the month of May so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 1.0 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 0.7 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:39 am.      Sunset tomorrow: 6:21 pm.    

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 22 mph or 35 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy, hazy and breezy with a few brief showers mainly during the night and early morning.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 7:55 pm… High at 2:25 am… Low at 08:51 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 9:22 pm… High at 3:32 am… Low at 10:18 am.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to brisk winds and rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy, hazy and breezy, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few isolated showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate a moderate to brisk easterly wind flow across the Eastern Caribbean region for the next few days.

The lower atmosphere over the Eastern Caribbean region, is sufficiently moist and unstable, to cause a few brief showers to develop, around the islands during the next 24 hours.