6:00 am Weather Report

Date: 10th February, 2024

Forecaster: Shemma Joseph    

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 80%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 16 mph or 26 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 2.5 mm.         

Total rainfall for the month of February so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 2.5 mm.         

Sunset today: 6:07 pm.                        Sunrise tomorrow: 6:29 am.                    

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near

16 mph or 26 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with

         scattered showers.

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 09:25 am…High at 4:09 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 10:52 am…High at 5:16 pm.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells

      5 to 8 feet or 1.5 to 2.4 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

Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with scattered showers over the southern Leeward and Windward Islands.  Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy with a few showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

Moisture and weak instability associated with a trough will cause cloudiness and showers mainly over the central portion of the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.

Saharan dust haze will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the region, during the forecast period.