Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 32°C or 90°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 74%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 22 mph or 35 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: trace. At GFL Charles Airport: 1.7 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of May so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 69.9 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 80.4 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:34 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:29 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 21 mph or 33 km/h.
Weather: Fair to occasionally cloudy and hazy with a few scattered showers tonight, becoming generally cloudy with scattered light to moderate showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms, from tomorrow morning.
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 11:06 pm… Low at 5:17 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 12:13 am… Low at 6:44 am.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.
Small craft operators should exercise caution due to reduced visibility.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Over the Windward Islands and areas further south, fair to occasionally cloudy and hazy with a few scattered showers tonight, becoming generally cloudy with scattered light to moderate showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms, from tomorrow morning. Over the Leeward Islands, fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with a few brief showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
A moderate to brisk easterly wind flow is expected across the Eastern Caribbean region, for the next few days.
A tropical wave located over the western Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph or 20 km/h. Moisture and instability associated with this wave is expected to affect mainly the southern half of the region from tomorrow.
Another tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is also moving westward near 17 mph or 20 km/h.
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 couple of days.