Date: 24th May, 2022
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil. At GFL Charles Airport: trace.
Total rainfall for the month of May so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 18.9 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 20.2 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 between the east and east-southeast near 20 mph or 31 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with a few 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: High at present…Low at 5:27 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 12:42 pm…Low at 6:54 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 and hazy, with some scattered showers over the central 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 for the next couple of days.
Moisture and instability trailing a tropical wave will continue to cause cloudiness and some scattered showers over the southern half 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 weak tropical wave located over the eastern tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h.