12:00 noon Weather Report 24 May 2020

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 24 May, 2020

Forecaster: Thomas Auguste  

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°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 18 mph or 29 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.     

Total rainfall for the month of May so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 6.4 mm.        

Sunset today: 6:26 pm.   Sunrise tomorrow: 5:35 am.  

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 17 mph or 28 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Apart from a few showers during the afternoon, it will be mostly fair.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at present… High at 5:47 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 12:27 pm… High at 6:54 pm.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 6 feet or 0.9 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy with a few brief showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate light to moderate easterly winds across the Lesser Antilles for the next few days.

A tropical wave located over the central tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. This system is expected to cause an increase in cloudiness and showers over the Eastern Caribbean region from Tuesday into Wednesday.