6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 29th May, 2024
Forecaster: Venantius Descartes
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair 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 73%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 21 mph or 33 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 3.1 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 3.4 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of May so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 62.4 mm. At GFL Charles Airport 78.7 mm.
Sunrise tomorrow: 5:34 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:28 pm.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 20 mph or 31 km/h with a few gusts.
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 9:34 pm… Low at 2:21 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 10:41 pm… Low at 3:48 am.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and easterly swells 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers should exercise caution due to reduced visibility and above normal seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Windward Islands. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy with a few showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
An approaching tropical wave located east of the southern Windward Islands will cause some showery periods with isolated thunderstorms over the southern portion of the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours. The wave is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 21 mph or 33 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.