Weather – A gradual improvement is expected from this afternoon

By SLUMET

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is overcast with light rain.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.

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 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport: 11.9 mm. 

Total rainfall for the month of May so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 22.2 mm.

Sunset today: 6:26 pm.       Sunrise tomorrow: 5:35 am.          

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 14 mph or 22 km/h.

Weather: Generally cloudy skies, with with periods of rain, scattered light to moderate showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. A gradual improvement is expected from this afternoon.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 12:42 pm… High at 7:11 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 06:23 am… Low at 2:09 pm.

Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Generally cloudy skies with periods of rain, scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms.

WEATHER SUMMARY

A trough system will continue to generate cloudiness, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next 24 hours.

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