12:00 noon Weather Report 18th May, 2020

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.

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

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 8:00 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport: trace.           

Total rainfall for the month of May so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 4.7 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 4.0 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 the east near 18 mph or 30 km/h, with a few gusts.

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: High at 1:36 pm… Low at 7:03 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 2:43 pm… Low at 8:30 pm.

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

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to marginally rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

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

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and maintain mostly fair conditions, around the Eastern Caribbean region during the next 24 hours.

A tropical wave located several hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This system is expected to cause an increase in cloudiness and showers over the Eastern Caribbean region from late Tuesday into Wednesday.