Forecasters: Emmanuel Descartes/Hyacinthia Camille
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28 °C or 82 °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 24 mph or 39 km/h gusting to 37 mph or 59 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: trace At GFL Charles Airport: 0.3 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of February so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 10.3 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 21.4 mm.
Sunset today: 6:08 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 6:27 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-northeast near 24 mph or 39 km/h, with occasional gusts.
Weather: Partly cloudy, hazy and breezy, 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 12:57 pm… High at 7:24 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 2:24 pm… High at 8:31 pm.
Seas: Locally rough with waves and northerly to northeasterly swells 6 to 9
feet or 1.8 to 2.7 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise extreme caution due to brisk winds and rough seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy, hazy and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and rough seas around the Eastern Caribbean.
An area of Saharan dust haze will continue to cause a reduction in visibility over our region for the next couple of days.
Weak unstable conditions in the atmosphere over the Lesser Antilles will cause some scattered showers to develop over the islands during the next24 hours.