Date: 11th June, 2024
Forecaster: Shemma Joseph
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair and slightly 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 23 mph or 37 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil. At GFL Charles Airport: 1.5 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of June thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 57.6 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 21.8 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:35 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:32 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 partly cloudy and hazy, with a few showers.
Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies should 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 8:12 pm… Low at 1:01 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 9:19 pm… Low at 2:28 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 air quality.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Over the southern Windward Islands and areas further south, generally cloudy with scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms. Further north, fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with a few brief showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean, during the next couple of days.
Saharan dust in varying concentrations will influence visibility and air quality across the region, during the forecast period.
A tropical wave will continue to cause cloudiness, showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the southernmost portion of the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.
Another tropical wave located over the eastern tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic, during the next seven (7) days.