Date: 26th February, 2024
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 77%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 16 mph or 26 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: trace.
Total rainfall for the month of February so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 11.6 mm.
Sunset today: 6:11 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 6:21 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and hazy skies, with a few isolated 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 10:40 am…High at 5:04 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 12:07 pm…High at 6:11 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northerly to northeasterly swells 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
Fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with a few showers over the Windward Islands. Over the Leeward Islands, generally cloudy and hazy with scattered light to moderate showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
Light to moderate easterly winds will continue across the Eastern Caribbean, during the next 24 hours.
Low-level clouds drifting along the wind flow, will cause a few showers over the central and southern Lesser Antilles. Meanwhile, a prefrontal trough will cause increased cloudiness and scattered showers over the remainder of the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.
A plume of Saharan dust haze will cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the region, during the next two days.