Date: 29th April, 2022
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 14 mph or 22 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.4 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of April so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 25.3 mm.
Sunset today: 6:19 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:42 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Weather: Generally cloudy and hazy with some scattered light to moderate showers this morning. A gradual improvement is expected as the day progresses.
Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to take the necessary precautions.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 8:53 am…High at 3:32 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 10:20 am…High at 4:39 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northerly to northeasterly swells 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to reduced visibility and locally rough seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Generally cloudy and hazy with scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands. Further south, partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
A plume of Saharan dust haze will cause a reduction is visibility and air quality around the Lesser Antilles for the next couple of days.
Abundant moisture and instability over the Eastern Caribbean region, associated with a lingering surface trough, will continue to cause cloudiness, showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms mainly over the northern half of the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.