Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 72%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 25 mph or 41 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 7.5 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: trace.
Total rainfall for the month of May so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 64.2 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 78.7 mm.
Sunset today: 6:28 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:34 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 21 mph or 33 km/h.
Weather: Fair and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered 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 3:32 pm… High at 10:21 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 4:59 pm… High at 11:28 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 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 a chance of isolated thunderstorms over the southern Windward Islands and areas further south. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with a few showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
Moisture and instability associated with a tropical wave, will continue to cause some showery periods and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the southernmost portion of the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.
Two other tropical waves located over the central and eastern Tropical Atlantic are moving westward near 20 mph or 31 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.