Date: 24th February, 2022
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 30°C or 86°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 12 mph or 19 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.5 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 1.5 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of February so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 38.5 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 51.7 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 6:22 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:11 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the northeast and east near 14 mph or 22 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Fair to occasionally cloudy with a few brief showers tonight. An increase in cloudiness with showers, some of which may be heavy, is expected from late tomorrow morning.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour:Low at present…High at 12:15 am…Low at 3:25 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 6:21 pm…High at 01:22 am…Low at 4:52 am.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Over the Leeward and Windward Islands, fair to occasionally cloudy with a few showers tonight. Over Trinidad and Tobago and areas further south, partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered showers. From late tomorrow morning, the entire region will become generally cloudy with showers, which may be heavy in some locations, and possibly isolated thunderstorms.
WEATHER SUMMARY
Moist and unstable conditions over the southernmost portion of the Eastern Caribbean region, will continue to cause cloudiness and showers over that area tonight.
A deep layered trough system, coupled with an upper level jet stream, will cause an increase in cloudiness, showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the region from tomorrow morning into Saturday.