6:00 pm Weather Report 07th February, 2024

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy   

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 29°C or 84°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 31°C or 88°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 80%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the southeast at 17 mph or 28 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.       At GFL Charles Airport: nil.

Total rainfall for the month of February so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.       At GFL Charles Airport: nil.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:29 am.       Sunset tomorrow: 6:06 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the southeast near 15 mph or 24 km/h.

Weather: Fair and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with a few brief 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: Low at 8:38 pm… High at 3:18 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:  Low at 10:05 pm… High at 4:25 am.

Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

Small craft operators are advised to exercise caution due to reduced visibility.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Over the northern Leeward Islands, cloudy to overcast with scattered moderate to heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms. Further south, fair to occasionally cloudy and hazy with a few brief showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate light to moderate southeasterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean.

A plume of Saharan dust haze will cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.

Moisture and instability associated with a frontal boundary will cause cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms over the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours. A relatively dry and stable mid to lower atmosphere will persist over the remainder of the region, during the next 24 hours.