Date: 30th January, 2024
Forecaster: Shemma Joseph
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 72%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the southeast at 16 mph or 26 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil At GFL Charles Airport: 1.9 mm
Total rainfall for the month of January so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 150.1 mm At GFL Charles Airport: 169.6 mm
Sunset today: 6:02 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 6:31 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and southeast near 13 mph or
20 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and hazy skies, with a few showers mainly during the morning hours.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 12:24 pm… High at 6:40 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 1:51 pm… High at 7:47 pm.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with widely scattered showers over the Leeward Islands. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy and hazy skies, with a few showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
A weak surface trough will continue to cause cloudiness with scattered showers, over the northern portion of the region, during the next 24 hours.
Shallow patches of low-level clouds drifting along a light to moderate southeasterly wind flow, will produce a few showers over the Windward Islands, during the forecast period.
A plume of Saharan dust will cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the Eastern Caribbean region, over the next few days.