Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 31°C or 88°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east northeast at 14 mph or 22 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 May so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 32.6 mm. At GFL Charles airport: 34.5 mm
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:36 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:24 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 16 mph or 26 km/h.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and hazy at first, becoming partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy with some scattered showers from tomorrow afternoon.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 7:53 pm… Low at 11:44 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 9:00 pm… Low at 01:11 am.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 4 to 7 feet or 1.2 to 2.1 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Over the northern Leeward Islands, it will be fair to partly cloudy skies with a few brief showers. Further south skies will be fair to partly cloudy and hazy at first, becoming partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy with some scattered showers from tomorrow afternoon.
WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next couple of days.
Moisture and instability associated with a weak low-level trough is expected to cause some cloudy periods with scattered showers over the central and southern Lesser Antilles from tomorrow afternoon.
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.