Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24°C or 75°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 16 mph or 26 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 2.4 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: trace.
Total rainfall for the month of May so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 32.6 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 34.5 mm.
Sunset today: 6:23 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:36 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Weather: Fair to occasionally cloudy and hazy, 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 present…High at 6:12 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 1:00 pm…High at 7:19 pm.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy and hazy with a few showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
A mid to upper level trough system will continue to cause some cloudy periods with showers over the northern and central portions of the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours. Low level clouds drifting along the easterly wind flow, will bring a few showers over the remainder of the region during the forecast period.
The alert level at the La Soufriere volcano in Saint Vincent has been downgraded to Orange as a result of reduced activity over the past couple of weeks. However, interests in Saint Lucia and the south-eastern Caribbean region are advised to continue monitoring official sources for updates.