Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL charles Airport is fair and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 22 mph or 35 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: trace. At GFL Charles Airport: nil
Total rainfall for the month of May so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 34.4 mm. At GFL Charles airport: 37.1 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:35 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:28 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS8
Winds will be blowing from the east near 21 mph or 33 km/h.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and hazy skies with a few brief showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 8:06 pm… Low at 12:25 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 9:13 pm… Low at 01:52 am.
Seas: Locally rough with waves and swells 6 to 8 feet or 1.8 to 2.4 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to brisk winds and locally rough seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair and hazy skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and above normal seas around the Eastern Caribbean region, for the next couple of days. Patches of low level cloud drifting along this wind flow, will cause occasional cloudiness with a few brief showers over the islands during the forecast period.
Two tropical waves located over the western and central Tropical Atlantic are moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.
The alert level at the La Soufriere volcano in Saint Vincent remains at Orange. Interests in Saint Lucia and the south-eastern Caribbean region are advised to continue monitoring official sources for updates.