Date: 16th April, 2024
Forecaster: Shemma Joseph
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 80%.
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: 0.5 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of April so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 17.1 mm.
Sunset today: 6:17 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:49 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Weather: Fair to occasionally cloudy, with a few showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 9:48 am… Low at 5:24 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 10:55 am… Low at 6:51 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 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 occasionally cloudy skies with scattered showers, over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands. Further south, fair to partly cloudy, with a few showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will maintain moderate easterly to southeasterly winds and locally rough seas across the Eastern Caribbean region, during the forecast period.
Weak unstable conditions associated with a surface to low-level trough, will cause cloudiness with scattered showers mainly over the northern half of the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.