Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°c or 84°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 76%.
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 8:00 am:
At Hewanorra Airport: 7.0 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 0.8 MM
Total rainfall for the month of May so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 85.3 mm. At GFL Charles Airport:97.1 MM
Sunset today: 6:27 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:34 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 22 mph or 35 km/h, with a few gusts.
Weather: Partly cloudy, hazy and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with some
scattered showers.
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 2:06 pm…Low at 6:38 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 3:13 pm…Low at 8:05 pm.
Seas: Locally rough with waves and easterly swells 6 to 9 feet or 1.8 to 2.7
metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers should exercise caution due to locally rough seas and reduced visibility.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy, hazy and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A moderate to brisk easterly wind flow will continue across the area. Patches of low-level clouds enhanced by an upper-level trough, will cause some showers over parts of the region, during the next 24 hours.
A plume of Saharan dust haze is expected to reduce visibility and air quality over the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.
A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 or 24 km/h.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next 7 days.