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

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

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy with showers nearby.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 24°C or 75°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24°C or 75°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 82%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the north-northeast at 6 mph or 9 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 June thus far:

At Hewanorra Airport: trace.

Sunset today: 6:29 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 20 mph or 31 km/h.

Weather: Fair and hazy, becoming cloudy at times, with a few scattered 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: High at 9:40 am…Low at 4:04 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 10:47 am…Low at 5:31 pm.

Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

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

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate moderate easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean, during the next few days. Low-level clouds drifting along the wind flow, will cause a few brief showers over Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.

A plume of Saharan dust haze will continue to impact visibility and air quality across the region today. A gradual reduction in dust concentration is expected during the next 24 hours.

A tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 10 mph or 17 km/h.

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic, during the next two (2) days.