Date: 16th May, 2024
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair with light haze.
Present weather at GFL Charles is fair and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 33°C or 91°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 75%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.3 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 1.3 mm.
Total rainfall so far for the month of May so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 3.0 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 10.1 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:36 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:24 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Weather: Fair to occasionally cloudy and slightly hazy, with a few scattered showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 11:44 pm…Low at 5:34 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 6:36 pm….High at 12:51 am.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 6 feet or 0.9 to 1.8 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with scattered light to moderate showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will maintain light to moderate easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next few days.
An increase in low Level moisture and instability, will result in some cloudy periods with showers over the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.
An approaching plume of Saharan dust haze is expected to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the region during the next few days.