6:00 pm Weather Report 1st February, 2024

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 1st February, 2024

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.

Present weather at George Charles Airport is fair and hazy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 30°C or 86°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 80%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the south-southeast at 8 mph or 13 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: nil        At George Charles Airport: nil.          

Total rainfall for the month of January:

At Hewanorra Airport: 150.1 mm   At George Charles Airport: 169.6 mm

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:31 am       Sunset tomorrow: 6:04 pm            

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-southeast and south near 10 mph or 17 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Mainly fair and very hazy with a chance of a few brief 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: High at 8:29 pm…Low at 1:32 am…High at 8:10 am

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 9:36 pm…Low at 2:59 am…High at 9:17 am

Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

Small craft operators are advised to exercise extreme caution due to reduced visibility.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy and very hazy skies with a few showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High-Pressure System will generate light to moderate easterly to southeasterly winds across the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period. Shallow patches of low-level clouds drifting along the wind flow, will cause some cloudy intervals with a few showers over the region, during the next 24 hours.

Saharan dust will cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the region, over the next few days.