6:00 pm Weather Report

Forecasters: Hyacinthia Camille & Venantius Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with thick haze.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy with thick haze.

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

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 31°C or 88°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the northeast at 10 mph or 17 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.            At GFL Charles Airport: nil.

Total rainfall for the month of April so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: trace.          At GFL Charles Airport: trace.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 am.           Sunset tomorrow: 6:16 pm.         

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

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

Weather: Partly cloudy and very hazy, with brief isolated showers    tonight. An increase in cloudiness and showers is expected from tomorrow.

Persons with respiratory conditions and dust allergies are advised to take the necessary precautions due to the presence of moderate dust haze.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 8:26 pm… High at 2:52 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 9:53 pm… High at 3:59 am.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy at times with widely scattered showers over the southern Leeward and northern Windward Islands. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy and hazy with brief isolated showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

A weak surface trough will continue to cause some cloudy periods with showers over the central Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.

An area of moderate Saharan dust haze will remain over our region for the next couple of days, causing a reduction in visibility and air quality.