12:00 noon Weather Report 16th June, 2020

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

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 25 mph or 41 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: trace.     At GFL Charles Airport: nil.

Total rainfall for the month of June so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 113.7 mm.  At GFL Charles Airport: 26.6 mm.

Sunset today: 6:33 pm           Sunrise tomorrow: 5:36 am     

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 22 mph or 35 km/h.

Weather: Fair and breezy, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few showers. 

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 1:06 pm… Low at 6:07 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 2:13 pm… Low at 7:34 pm.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 4 to 8 feet or 1.2 to 2.4 metres.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few showers over the Leewards and northern Windward islands. Further south, fair skies becoming increasingly cloudy, with some scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms from late tonight.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Low level clouds drifting along the wind flow will cause a few brief showers over some of the islands during the forecast period.

A Tropical wave is expected to cause an increase in cloudiness and showers with the possibility of thunderstorms, over the southern Windward Islands during the next 24 hours.

A second tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.  This wave is expected to cause cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms over our region from Thursday into Friday.

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