6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 26th May, 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 27°C or 81°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 30°C or 86°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 84%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 12 mph or 19 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 29.6 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 50.2 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of May so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 53.1 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 72.0 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:34 am. Sunset today: 6:27 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: Generally cloudy and hazy, with widely scattered 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 6:54 pm… Low at 10:45 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 8:01 pm… Low at 12:12 am.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 6 feet or 0.9 to 1.8 metres.
Small craft operators should exercise caution due to reduced visibility.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Cloudy to overcast at times, with scattered moderate to heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms over the northern Windward and Leeward Islands. Further south, generally cloudy with widely scattered showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
Moisture and instability associated with a tropical wave will continue to cause cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.
Another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 12 to 17 mph.
A plume of Saharan dust haze will cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the region, over the next few days.