Date: 22nd June, 2024
Forecaster: Shemma Joseph
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy and slightly hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 32°C or 90°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 28°C or 82°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 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil. At GFL Charles Airport: trace.
Total rainfall for the month of June thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 66.5 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 28.4 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 between the east northeast and east near 18 mph or
30 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy and hazy, with a few showers at first, becoming generally cloudy and hazy, with scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms, from tonight.
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 5:06 pm… Low at 9:06 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at present… 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 cloudy and hazy, with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the central to southern Windward Islands and areas further south. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with a few showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A tropical wave with its axis located just east of the Windward Islands, is expected to cause cloudiness with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the southern portion of the region from later this evening into Sunday. Moisture and instability ahead of this wave, will continue to cause a few showery periods over parts of the region, during the forecast period.
Two other tropical waves located over the central and eastern Tropical Atlantic, are moving westward near 17 and 21 mph or 28 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.