Date: 18th June, 2024
Forecaster: Glenn Antoine
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 83%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-southeast at 20 mph or 31 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 1.3 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of June thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 59.4 mm.
Sunset today: 6:33 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:36 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 16 mph or
26 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times, with some scattered showers and possible isolated thunderstorms, mainly during the morning.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 7:32 am… High at 2:11 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 8:59 am… High at 3:18 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy and hazy, with scattered light to moderate showers, and possible isolated thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate light to moderate easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean, over the next couple of days.
Lingering moisture and instability in the wake of a westward moving tropical wave, will result in some cloudy periods with scattered showers and possible isolated thunderstorms over the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.
A tropical wave located over the eastern tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.
An increase in Saharan dust haze is expected to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the Eastern Caribbean region, during the forecast period.