12:00 noon Weather Report 02nd June, 2020

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

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 23 mph or 37 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 1.2 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: trace.       

Total rainfall for the month of June:

At Hewanorra Airport: 1.2 mm          At GFL Charles 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 the east near 18 mph or 29 km/h, becoming lighter at times.

Weather: Partly cloudy skies occasionally becoming cloudy, with a few isolated showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 1:37 pm… Low at 6:33 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 2:44 pm… Low at 8:00 pm.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy skies with some scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

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

A tropical wave located over the central tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h. This system is expected to cause an increase in cloudiness and showers over the Eastern Caribbean region from Friday.

A second tropical wave located over the eastern tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h.

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the tropical Atlantic during the next 5 days.