Date: 01st February, 2021
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°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 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil. At GFL Charles Airport: nil.
Total rainfall for the month of January:
At Hewanorra Airport: 71.8 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 73.3 mm.
Sunset today: 6:03 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 6:31 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 22 mph or35 km/h, with occasional gusts.
Weather: Fair, hazy and breezy, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few brief showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at present… High at 6:30 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 1:28 pm… High at 7:37 pm.
Seas: Locally rough with waves and northerly 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, locally rough seas and poor visibility.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair, hazy and breezy with occasional cloudy periods and a few scattered showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk east-northeasterly to easterly winds and locally rough seas around the Eastern Caribbean region, over the next few days.
An area of Saharan dust haze will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality in the vicinity of the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next 24 hours.
Low level clouds moving along the wind flow, will bring a few showers over the Lesser Antilles for the next couple of days.