12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 17^th June, 2020

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy and hazy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°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: 4.9 mm          At GFL Charles Airport: 17.3 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of June so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 118.6 mm        At GFL Charles Airport: 43.9 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 23 mph or 37 km/h, with a few gusts.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy, hazy and breezy with a few light to moderate showers. 

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 1:58 pm…Low at 6:42 pm…High at 1:12 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 3:05 pm…Low at 8:09 pm…High at 2:19 am.

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, reduced visibility and above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy and hazy with a few showers over the Leeward and northern to central Windward Islands. Further south, partly cloudy to cloudy, with some scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A Tropical wave will continue to cause cloudy periods with showers and isolated thunderstorms over southern Windward Islands and Trinidad today.

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 bring cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms over our region from late Thursday into Friday.

A third tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic, just off the West African coast, is also moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h.