6:00 pm weather report

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 29th April, 2022

Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with light showers.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 28°C or 82°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east southeast at 14 mph or 22 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:

At Hewanorra Airport: 11.6 mm.    At GFL Charle Airport: 2.1 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of April so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 36.9 mm.   At GFL Charle Airport: 34.3 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:42 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:19 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS  

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 16 mph or

26 km/h.

Weather: Fair and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.

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 8:36 pm... High at 3:00 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:  Low at 10:03 pm… High at 4:07 am.

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

Partly cloudy to cloudy at times with widely scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

A plume of Saharan dust haze will cause a reduction is visibility and air quality across the Lesser Antilles for the next couple of days.

Weak unstable conditions in the atmosphere over the region will support widely scattered showers over the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.