Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to take the necessary precautions due to reduced air quality

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Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to take the necessary precautions due to reduced air quality

Forecaster: Lucious Frederick

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 83%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 20 mph or 31 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: trace.

Total rainfall for the month of May so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 206.8 mm.

Sunset today: 6:27 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:34 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east northeast and east near

22 mph or 35 km/h.

Weather: Fair and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with a few showers.

Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to 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 10:05 am… High at 4:53 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 11:32 am… High at 6:00 pm.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and easterly swells 6 to 8 feet or 1.8 to 2.4 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to brisk winds, locally rough seas and reduced visibility.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with widely scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and locally rough seas across the Eastern Caribbean, during the next few days.

Patches of low-level cloud drifting along the wind flow, will cause widely scattered showers over the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.

A plume of Saharan dust haze will continue to reduce visibility and air quality over the Eastern Caribbean during the next 24 hours.

A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.