Date: 06th July, 2024
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy 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 26°C or 79°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: 2.6 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 3.2 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of July thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 47.9 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 124.6 mm.
Sunset today: 6:36 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:41 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 21 mph or 33 km/h.
Weather: Fair to occasionally and hazy, with a few scattered showers.
Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies should 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 present…High at 5:01 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at present…High at 6:08 pm.
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.
Small craft operators are advised to exercise caution due to reduced visibility.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with a few brief showers over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands. Further south, occasionally cloudy and hazy, with a few scattered showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A moderate easterly wind flow is expected across the Eastern Caribbean region, during the forecast period. Low-level clouds moving with this wind flow, will cause a few scattered showers over the southern half of the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.
A plume of Saharan dust haze will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the region, during the next couple of days.
A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This wave is expected to affect our region from late Sunday into Monday.
Another tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is also moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.