Date: 17th May, 2025
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 72%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-southeast at 29 mph or 46 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 4.7 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 10.1 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of May so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 140.5 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 158.8 mm.
Sunset today: 6:24 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 22 mph or 35 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy and hazy, with some scattered light to moderate showers and possible isolated thunderstorms.
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: Low at 1:17 pm…High at 8:08 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 2:44 pm…High at 9:15 pm.
Seas: Locally rough with waves and easterly swells 6 to 8 feet or 1.8 to 2.4 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to brisk winds and locally rough seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Cloudy to overcast with moderate to heavy showers and thunderstorms over the Leeward Islands. Elsewhere, partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy and hazy, with some scattered light to moderate showers and possible isolated thunderstorms.
WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High-Pressure System is expected to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and locally rough seas across the Eastern Caribbean, during the forecast period.
Low-level moisture and instability enhanced by an upper-level trough, will cause cloudiness with scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly over the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.