Forecasters: Venantius Descartes & Hyacinthia Camille
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 15 mph or 24 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: Nil. At GFL Charles: Nil.
Total rainfall for the month of April so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 22.0 mm. At GFL Charles: 120.7 mm
Sunset today: 6:17 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:49 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 15 mph or 24 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and very hazy, with a low chance of isolated showers.
Residents, especially those with dust allergies and respiratory ailments, are advised to take all necessary precautions due to the presence of dust haze and volcanic ash.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low was at 11:52 am… High at 6:22 pm
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 1:19 pm… High at 7:29 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
Small craft operators are advised to exercise caution due to low visibility caused by Saharan dust haze and volcanic ash.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy with some scattered showers over the Leeward and northern Windward Islands. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy and hazy with a few brief showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
Moisture and instability associated with a surface trough will continue to cause some cloudy periods with showers over the northern half of the region during the next 24 hours.
An area of Saharan dust haze together with volcanic ash from the erupting La Soufriere volcano in St. Vincent, will continue to reduce visibility and air quality around our region for the next few days.