Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 28°C or 82°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 24 mph or 39 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 June so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 137.4 mm.
Sunset today: 6:35 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:38 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 23 mph or 37 km/h, with occasional gusts.
Weather: Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy, hazy and breezy with a few scattered showers.
Persons with respiratory conditions are advised to continue to exercise caution due to poor air quality.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at present…Low at 12:15 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 6:19 am…Low at 1:42 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and swells 5 to 8 feet or 1.5 to 2.4 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to brisk winds, rough seas and low visibility.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly cloudy, hazy and breezy with a few showers over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands. Further south, partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy and hazy, with scattered light to moderate showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and rough seas around the Eastern Caribbean region for the next few days.
A large plume of Saharan dust continues to cause reduced visibility, poor air quality and suppressed shower activity over most of our region. Concentrations are expected to gradually decrease during the next couple of days.
A weak tropical wave located in the vicinity of the southern Windward Islands will cause cloudiness and showers over these islands and areas further south during the next 24 hours.
Another tropical wave located over the central tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 20 mph or 31 km/h. This wave is expected to bring cloudiness, showers and thunderstorms over the Eastern Caribbean region tomorrow.
A third tropical wave located over the far eastern tropical Atlantic is also moving westward near 20 mph or 31 km/h.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the tropical Atlantic during the next five days.