Date: 21st April, 2024
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 32°C or 90°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 67%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the southeast at 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 8.3 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 0.5 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of April so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 25.6 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 17.2 mm.
Sunset today: 6:18 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:46 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 16 mph or 26 km/h.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy, with thick haze and a few 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: High at 2:46 pm…Low at 8:15 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 3:53 pm…Low at 9:42 pm.
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 and hazy, becoming at times with some light to moderate showers over the northern Windward and Leeward Islands. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy and hazy with brief showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
A surface to low-level trough will continue to generate cloudiness and scattered showers over the northern half of the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.
A plume of Saharan dust haze will cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the Eastern Caribbean region, during the forecast period.