Date: 24th April, 2024
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 74%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-southeast at 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil.
Total rainfall for the month of April so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 25.6 mm.
Sunset today: 6:18 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:44 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 partly cloudy and hazy with a few brief showers today, becoming occasionally cloudy with some scattered showers from tonight.
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 10:05 am…High at 4:43 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 11:32 am…High at 5:50 pm.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.
Small craft operators are advised to exercise caution due to reduced visibility.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy and hazy, with some scattered showers over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands. Further south, fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with brief isolated showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
Moderate easterly winds are expected across the Eastern Caribbean region, during the forecast period.
A shearline will cause an increase in cloudiness and scattered showers over the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours. Generally stable weather conditions will prevail over the remainder of the region.
A plume of Saharan dust haze will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the Eastern Caribbean region, over the next two days.