6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 13th April, 2021
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 30°C or 86°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-southeast at 8 mph or 13 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 6.6 mm. At GFL Charles: 1.2 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of April so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 22.0 mm. At GFL Charles: 120.7 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:51 am Sunset tomorrow: 6:17 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 12 mph or 19 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Fair and hazy skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few showers.
Residents, especially those with dust allergies and respiratory ailments, are advised to take all necessary precautions due to the presence of dust haze and volcanic ash.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 10:15 pm..High at 4:27 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 6:11 pm..Low at 11:42 pm…next High at 5:34 am.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 6 feet or 0.9 to 1.8 metres.
Small craft operators are advised to exercise caution due to low visibility caused by Saharan dust haze and volcanic ash.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers, mainly over the northern part of our region. Elsewhere, fair and hazy skies becoming cloudy at times with a few showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
The atmosphere over the region remains sufficiently moist and unstable to cause a few cloudy periods with showers, during the next 24 hours.
An area of Saharan dust haze together with volcanic ash from the erupting La Soufriere volcano in St. Vincent, will continue to reduce visibility and air quality around our region for the next few days.