12:00 noon weather report

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 16th May, 2020

Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy and hazy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 24 mph or 39 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.2 mm.        

Total rainfall for the month of May so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 4.7 mm.        

Sunset Today: 6:24 pm.            Sunrise Tomorrow: 5:36 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east near 23 mph or 37 km/h, with a few gusts.

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

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 5:52 pm…High at 12:30 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 12:46 pm…Low at 7:19 pm.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers. 

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and above normal seas across the Eastern Caribbean region during the forecast period.

Patches of low level cloud moving along the wind flow, will bring a few showers

over the islands during the next 24 hours.