12:00 noon Weather Report 30th June, 2020

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

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 27°C or 81°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 22 mph or 35 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 1.3 mm.         At GFL CHarles Airport: 1.9 mm.           

Total rainfall for the month of June so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 159.0 mm.       At GFL CHarles Airport: 76.1 mm.

Sunset today: 6:36 pm      Sunrise tomorrow: 5:39 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east-southeast near 16 mph or 26 km/h, with a few gusts.

Weather: Partly cloudy skies with a few showers at first, becoming increasingly cloudy with scattered, moderate to heavy showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms from tonight.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 12:25 pm… Low at 5:07 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 01:32 pm… Low at 6:34 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 skies with a few showers at first, becoming increasingly cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms from tonight into tomorrow.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

A tropical wave located a few hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h. This wave is expected to cause cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms over our region during the next 24 hours.

A plume of Saharan dust is expected to cause a reduction in visibility over the region after the passage of this wave.

Another tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is also moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.