Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 86°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 28°C or 82°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 83%.
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 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil.
Total rainfall for the month of June thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 66.5 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 between the east northeast and east near 18 mph or 30 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times, with some scattered showers, today. Tonight, generally cloudy with scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.
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 10:20 am…High at 5:06 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 11:47 am…High at 6:13 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 scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the central and southern Windward Islands. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with a few showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A tropical wave located just east of the Windward Islands, is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This wave is expected to begin affecting the southern portion of the region from later this evening into Sunday. Moisture and instability ahead of this wave, will cause a few showery periods over parts of the region, during the forecast period.
Two other tropical waves located over the central and far eastern Tropical Atlantic, are moving westward near 15 and 21 mph or 24 and 33 km/h, respectively.
A plume of Saharan dust haze in varying concentrations will impact visibility and air quality across the region, over the next few days.