Saharan dust will cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the Eastern Caribbean region, over the next several days

By SLUMET

Forecaster: Venantius Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 28°C or 82°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 82%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 17 mph or 28 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.

Total rainfall so far for the month of May so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.6 mm.

Sunset tomorrow: 6:21 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:40 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-southeast and east near 15 mph or 24 km/h.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with a few brief showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 7:28 am… High at 2:09 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 8:55 am… High at 3:16 pm.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy and hazy with light to moderate showers over the Leeward Islands. Partly cloudy and hazy, with a few showers over the remainder of the Lesser Antilles.

WEATHER SUMMARY

Light to moderate easterly winds will prevail across the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next couple of days.

Unstable conditions associated with a surface trough, will cause some cloudiness and showers over the northern portion of the region, during the next 24 hours.

Saharan dust will cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the Eastern Caribbean region, over the next several days.