A plume of Saharan dust haze is expected to impact visibility and air quality across the region from Monday

Forecaster: Shemma Joseph

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 32°C or 90°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 78%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-southeast at 12 mph or 19 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:

At Hewanorra Airport: 5.9 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 3.5 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of June thus far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 72.4 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 31.9 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:37 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:35 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 18 mph or 30 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy at times, with scattered light to moderate showers and isolated thunderstorms.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at present… Low at 9:54 pm… High at 4:41 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 6:55 pm… Low at 11:21 pm… High at 5:48 am.

Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres, tonight. Tomorrow, moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution tomorrow due to above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy, with scattered light to moderate showers and isolated thunderstorms, over the Windward Islands and areas further south. Over the Leeward Islands, partly cloudy with widely scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Moisture and instability in the wake of a tropical wave, will continue to cause cloudiness with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms, over the southern half of the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.

Another tropical wave located over the western tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. This wave is expected to affect the region from tonight into tomorrow.

A plume of Saharan dust haze is expected to impact visibility and air quality across the region from Monday.

Two other tropical waves located over the central and far eastern tropical Atlantic, are moving westward near 17 and 15 mph or 28 and 24 km/h, respectively.