Date: 15th June, 2021
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy 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 21 mph or 33 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.2mm. At GFL Charles Airport: trace.
Total rainfall for the month of June so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 27.3 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 58.2 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:36 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:33 pm
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 23 mph or37 km/h, with occasional gusts.
Weather: Fair and hazy, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few brief showers.
Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to exercise caution due to poor air quality.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 8:16 pm…Low at 12:41 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 9:23 pm…Low at 02:08 am.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.
Small craft operators are advised to exercise caution due to brisk winds and reduced visibility.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair and hazy, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few brief scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next few days. Patches of low level clouds drifting along this wind flow, will cause a few brief showers over our region, during the forecast period.
A plume of Saharan dust haze will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality over our region, during the next 24 hours.
A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 20 mph or 31 km/h. This wave is expected to affect the Lesser Antilles from late tomorrow into Thursday.
Another tropical wave together with a low pressure center, located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 20 mph or 31km/h. This system has a low chance of developing into a tropical cyclone over the next five days.
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.