Date: 27th May, 2024
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste
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 at 23 mph or 37 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 7.8 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 17.9 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of May so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 55.4 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 73.5 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 between the east and east-southeast near 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Weather: Fair to occasionally cloudy and hazy, with a few 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 12:53 pm…High at 7:47 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 02:20 pm…High at 8:54 pm.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.
Small craft operators should exercise caution due to reduced visibility.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy and hazy with a few scattered showers over the northern Windward and Leeward Islands. Further south, fair to occasionally cloudy and hazy, with a few showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
Weak unstable conditions in the atmosphere over the northern portion of the region, will cause a few cloudy periods with showers over the islands, during the next 24 hours.
A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.
A plume of Saharan dust haze will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the Eastern Caribbean region, over the next few days.