6 pm weather report – Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy, with a few showers at first, becoming cloudy to overcast with heavy showers, thunderstorms and strong gusty winds from late tonight into tomorrow.
Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 32°C or 90°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 77%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 25 mph or 41 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 1.2 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 13.5 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of June thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 112.8 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 89.5 mm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the northeast near 25 mph or 41 km/h, becoming near hurricane force with higher gusts from late tonight. From tomorrow afternoon winds will be blowing from the southeast near hurricane strength with higher gusts.
Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy, with a few showers at first, becoming cloudy to overcast with heavy showers, thunderstorms and strong gusty winds from late tonight into tomorrow.
Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides are advised to exercise extreme caution from tonight. All persons are advised to take all necessary precautions against the hazards associated with severe weather conditions.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 11:06 pm…Low at 6:18 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 12:13 am…Low at 7:45 am.
Seas: Very rough to extremely rough with waves and swells 16 to 20 feet or 4.9 to 6.1 metres from late tonight into tomorrow.
Residents are advised to stay away from the beaches and coastlines. Small craft operators are advised to remain in port and secure all vessels and equipment.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with a few brief showers at first, becoming increasingly cloudy with gusty winds, thunderstorms and scattered moderate to heavy showers from late tonight into tomorrow.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY 4 BERYL APPROACHING THE WINDWARD ISLANDS
LIFE-THREATENING WINDS AND STORM SURGE EXPECTED IN THE WINDWARD ISLANDS BEGINNING EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
At 5:00 PM today, the center of Hurricane Beryl was located near latitude 11.1 North, longitude 56.5 West or about 363 miles or 585 Kilometres east-southeast of Saint Lucia. Beryl is moving quickly toward the west near 18 mph (30 km/h). A continued quick westward to west-northwestward motion is expected during the next few days. On the forecast track, the center of Beryl is expected to move across the Windward Islands Monday morning and across the southeastern and central Caribbean Sea late Monday through Tuesday.
Maximum sustained winds are near 130 mph (215 km/h) with higher gusts.
A Hurricane Warning is in effect for Barbados, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada. A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Martinique and Tobago. A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Dominica and Trinidad.
A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This wave has a high chance of development over the next seven (7) days, and a tropical depression could form by the middle of next week.
Interests in the Windward and southern Leeward Islands are strongly advised to closely monitor the progress of these systems and all take the necessary precautions.
For the latest advisory on Hurricane Beryl, please visit www.slumet.gov.lc.
