Date: 21st June, 2024
Forecaster: Lucious Frederick
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair 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 28°C or 82°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 65%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: trace. At GFL Charles Airport: 12.9 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of June thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 66.5 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 38.4 mm.
Sunset today: 6:34 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:37 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Weather: Fair and hazy skies, becoming cloudy at times, 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: High at 4:24 pm. Low at 8:23 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 5:31 pm. Low at 9:50 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
Small craft operators should exercise caution due to reduced visibility.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to occasionally cloudy and hazy, with widely scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate light to moderate easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean, during the next couple of days. Low-level cloud patches drifting along the wind flow will cause a few showery periods over most of the region, during the next 24 hours.
A tropical wave located a few hundred miles east of the Windward Islands, is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. This wave is expected to begin affecting the southern portion of the region from Saturday afternoon.
Two other tropical waves located over the central and far Eastern Tropical Atlantic, are moving westward between 12 to 17 mph or 19 to 28 km/h.
A plume of Saharan dust haze in varying concentrations will impact visibility and air quality across the region, over the next few days.