Date: 15th June, 2024
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 32°C or 90°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 69%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 16 mph or 26 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 0.5 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: nil.
Total rainfall for the month of June thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 58.1 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 21.8 mm.
Sunset today: 6:33 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:36 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with a few brief showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 4:33 pm…High at 11:00 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at present…Low at 6:00 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy and hazy, with a few scattered showers over the Leeward Islands. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with a few showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate moderate easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean, during the next couple of days.
Moist and unstable conditions associated with a trough system, will continue to cause cloudiness with showers over the northern portion of the region, during the forecast period. Further south, relatively stable and hazy conditions will prevail.
A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. This wave is expected to begin affecting the region from late Sunday into Monday.
Another tropical wave located off the African coast, is moving westward near 12 mph or 19km/h.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic, during the next seven (7) days.