Date: 08th February, 2024
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 79%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the southeast at 15 mph or 24 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil.
Total rainfall for the month of February so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil.
Sunset today: 6:06 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 6:29 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the southeast near 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Weather: Fair and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with a few isolated showers today. An increase in cloudiness and shower activity is expected from late tonight into tomorrow.
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 7:33 am…High at 2:24 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 9:00 am…High at 3:31 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 4 to 7 feet or 1.2 to 2.1 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas and reduced visibility.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Over the Leeward and northern Windward 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 generate moderate southeasterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean region, over the next few days.
Moisture and instability associated with a frontal boundary, will cause cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms over the northern and central portions of the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.
A plume of Saharan dust haze will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.