12:00 noon Weather Report

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy with showers nearby.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy and hazy.

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 25 mph or 41 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.9 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: trace.

Total rainfall for the month of June so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 138.3 mm.       At GFL Charles Airport: 69.8 mm.

Sunset today: 6:35 pm.                Sunrise tomorrow: 5:38 am.   

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east-southeast near 25 mph or 41 km/h, with occasional gusts.

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy, hazy and breezy with scattered showers, some of which may be heavy, and a chance of isolated thunderstorms this afternoon into tonight.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 1:00 pm…High at 7:47 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 2:27 pm…High at 8:54 pm.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and swells 6 to 8 feet or 1.8 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

Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy, hazy and breezy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly over the Windward Islands.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A tropical wave will continue to cause cloudiness, showers and isolated thunder-storms mainly over the Windward Islands and areas further south during the next 24 hours.

A large plume of Saharan dust trails this tropical wave, and will result in a resurgence in dust concentrations over the region from tomorrow morning.

Two other tropical waves located over the central and eastern tropical Atlantic are moving westward near 23 mph or 37 km/h.

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