Date: 18th June, 2024
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy, with showers nearby.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 84%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 12 mph or 19 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 1.3 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: trace.
Total rainfall for the month of June thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 59.4 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 16 mph or 26 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy and hazy, with some scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms. A gradual improvement is expected overnight.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 2:11 pm…Low at 6:26 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 3:18 pm…Low at 7:53 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 cloudy and hazy, with scattered light to moderate showers, and isolated thunderstorms. A gradual improvement is expected overnight.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate light to moderate easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean, over the next couple of days.
Lingering moisture and instability in the wake of a tropical wave, will cause cloudiness with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.
An increase in Saharan dust haze will cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the Eastern Caribbean region, during the forecast period. A tropical wave located over the eastern tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.