6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 08th May, 2024

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 33°C or 91°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 74%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-southeast at 16 mph or 26 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 so far for the month of May so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.6 mm.      At GFL Charles Airport: 2.4 mm.  

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:38 am.         Sunset tomorrow: 6:22 pm.    

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and southeast near 16 mph or 26 km/h.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with brief isolated light 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 9:12 pm…High at 3:44 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:  Low at 10:39 pm…High at 4:51 am.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy and hazy, with scattered light to moderate showers over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands. Further south, fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with a few brief showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

Light to moderate easterly to east-southeasterly winds and hazy conditions will prevail across the Lesser Antilles, during the next few days.

Unstable conditions associated with a shearline and an upper-level jet stream, will cause cloudiness and scattered showers over the northern portion of the region, during the next 24 hours. 

Saharan dust will cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the Eastern Caribbean region, over the next couple of days.