trough system together with an upper-level jet stream is expected to cause cloudiness, showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the region from Monday

By SLUMET

Forecaster: E. Francis

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 21 mph or 33 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: trace.
Total rainfall for the month of May so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 10.3 mm.

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

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 21 mph or 33 km/h.
Weather: Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 11:10 am…High at 5:48 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 12:37 pm…High at 6:55 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly
swells 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate easterly winds over the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next few days.
Low-level clouds moving with the wind flow, will produce some scattered showers over the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.

A trough system together with an upper-level jet stream is expected to cause cloudiness, showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the region from Monday.

Two tropical waves located over the Eastern Tropical Atlantic and the far Eastern Tropical Atlantic are moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h.