6:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 1st February, 2024
Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.
Present weather at George Charles Airport is fair and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 30°C or 86°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 80%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the south-southeast at 8 mph or 13 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil At George Charles Airport: nil.
Total rainfall for the month of January:
At Hewanorra Airport: 150.1 mm At George Charles Airport: 169.6 mm
Sunrise tomorrow: 6:31 am Sunset tomorrow: 6:04 pm
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-southeast and south near 10 mph or 17 km/h, becoming lighter at times.
Weather: Mainly fair and very hazy with a chance of a few brief showers.
Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to take the necessary precautions.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 8:29 pm…Low at 1:32 am…High at 8:10 am
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 9:36 pm…Low at 2:59 am…High at 9:17 am
Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.
Small craft operators are advised to exercise extreme caution due to reduced visibility.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly cloudy and very hazy skies with a few showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will generate light to moderate easterly to southeasterly winds across the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period. Shallow patches of low-level clouds drifting along the wind flow, will cause some cloudy intervals with a few showers over the region, during the next 24 hours.
Saharan dust will cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the region, over the next few days.