Date: 12th April, 2024
Forecaster: Shemma Joseph
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy with light haze.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 32°C or 90°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 74%.
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 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil. At GFL Charles Airport: nil.
Total rainfall for the month of April so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 11.1 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 3.3 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:51 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:17 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 22 mph or 35 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy at times with scattered showers, tonight into tomorrow.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 7:27 pm… Low at 11:39 pm… High at 6:18 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 8:34 pm… Low at 1:06 am… High at 7:25 am.
Seas: Locally rough with waves and northeasterly swells 6 to 8 feet or 1.8 to 2.4 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to locally rough seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy skies, with scattered light to moderate showers over the Windward Islands and areas further south. Over the Leeward Islands, fair to partly cloudy, with a few showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will maintain moderate to brisk easterly winds and locally rough seas across the Eastern Caribbean region, during the forecast period.
Weak unstable conditions over the central and southern portions of the region will cause cloudiness with widely scattered showers over these areas, during the next 24 hours. A relatively drier and stable atmosphere will prevail over the remainder of the region.