Date: 23rd May, 2022
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly 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 16 mph or 26 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil.
Total rainfall for the month of May so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 18.9 mm.
Sunset today: 6:26 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:35 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with a few brief showers.
Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies should continue to exercise caution.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at present…High at 10:08 am…Low at 4:40 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at present…High at 11:15 am…Low at 6:07 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
Small craft operators are advised to exercise caution due to reduced visibility.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy at times with some scattered showers over the extreme southern Windward Islands and areas further south. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with a few brief showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
A moderate easterly wind flow will continue across the Eastern Caribbean region for the next couple of days.
Moisture and instability trailing a tropical wave will continue to cause some scattered showers over the extreme southern portion of the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.
Saharan dust haze will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality around the Lesser Antilles during the next few days.
A tropical wave located over the eastern tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h.