Date: 08th February, 2024
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy 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 73%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the south-southeast at 6 mph or 9 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil. At GFL Charles Airport: nil.
Total rainfall for the month of February so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil. At GFL Charles Airport: nil.
Sunrise tomorrow: 6:29 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:06 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the southeast near 10 mph or 17 km/h at first, becoming northeasterly near 16 mph or 26 km/h during the late night to early morning.
Weather: Generally cloudy and hazy, becoming overcast at times with some scattered showers and periods of rain.
Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to take the necessary precautions due to reduced air quality.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 9:19 pm…High at 3:52 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 10:46 pm…High at 4:59 am.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 4 to 7 feet or 1.2 to 2.1 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas and reduced visibility.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Generally cloudy to overcast, with scattered light to moderate showers and periods of rain over the Leeward and Windward Islands. Over Trinidad and Tobago, fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with a few isolated showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
Moisture and instability associated with a frontal boundary, will continue to cause cloudiness, showers and periods of rain over most of the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.
A plume of Saharan dust haze will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the region, during the forecast period.