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Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides should exercise extreme caution

April 12, 2021 12:00 PM Weather Report by Saint Lucia Met Office

Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is Cloudy with showers.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airportis Cloudy with light showers.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 26°C or 79°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the northeast at 08 mph or 13 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport: 5.7 mm.     At GFL Charles Airport: 18.2 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of April so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 12.8 mm.    At GFL Charles Airport: 23.9 mm.

Sunset today: 6:17 pm.         Sunrise tomorrow: 5:51 am.         

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east-southeast

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near 13 mph or 20 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Generally cloudy and hazy with scattered showers, some of which maybe heavy in some locations and isolated thunderstorms.

Residents and motorists in areas prone to flooding and landslides should exercise extreme caution during their activities.

Residents, especially those with dust allergies and respiratory ailments, are advised to take all necessary precautions due to the presence of dust haze and volcanic ash.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 4:29 pm…Low at 09:49 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 5:36 pm…Low at 11:16 pm.

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

Small craft operators are advised to exercise caution due to low visibility caused by Saharan dust haze and volcanic ash.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Generally cloudy and hazy, with some scattered showers over the Windward Islands. Elsewhere, it will be fair to partly cloudy and hazy with a few brief showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

A low level shear line will continue to cause some cloudy periods with showers and thunderstorms over the Windward Islands, during the next 24 hours.

An area of Saharan dust haze together with volcanic ash from the erupting La Soufriere volcano in St. Vincent, will continue to reduce visibility and air quality around our region for the next few days.

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