6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 19th April, 2024
Forecaster: Venantius Descartes
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 29°C or 84°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 31°C or 88°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 78%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 13 mph or 20 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil. At GFL Charles Airport: 1.6 mm
Total rainfall for the month of April so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 17.2 mm. At GFL Charles Airport:12.6 mm
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:47 am… Sunset tomorrow: 6:18 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 15 mph or 24 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy with moderate to thick haze, becoming cloudy at times with some light to moderate showers.
Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to take the necessary precautions.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 7:23 PM… High at 1:44 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 8:50 pm… High at 2:51 am.
Seas: slight to Moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
Small craft operators are advised to exercise caution due to reduced visibility.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy and hazy, with widely scattered showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
A surface to low-level trough will continue to generate cloudiness and scattered showers over Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.
A plume of Saharan dust haze will cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the Eastern Caribbean region, over the next few days.