12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 22nd June, 2020
Forecaster: Thomas Auguste
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy with thick dust haze.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with thick dust haze.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 28°C or 82°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: Nil. At GFL Charles Airport: Trace.
Total rainfall for the month of June so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 137.4 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 69.8 mm.
Sunset today: 6:34 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:37 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east northeast near 23 mph or 37 km/h, with occasional gusts.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy, hazy and breezy with a chance of brief isolated showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at present… High at 5:33 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 12:14 pm… High at 6:40 pm.
Seas: Locally rough with waves 6 to 8 feet or 1.8 to 2.4 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION due to brisk winds, rough seas and low visibility.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly cloudy, hazy and breezy with brief isolated showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Atlantic High Pressure System will generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and rough seas around the Eastern Caribbean region for the next few days.
A large plume of Saharan dust will continue to affect our region for the next couple of days, causing low visibility and poor air quality.
A tropical wave located over the eastern tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. This wave is expected to bring cloudiness, showers and thunderstorms over the Eastern Caribbean on Thursday and Friday.