12:00 noon Weather Report 05th May, 2021

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 05th May, 2021

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport ispartly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 18 mph or 30 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: Trace.      At GFL Charles Airport: Trace.

Total rainfall for the month of May so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 19.1 mm.    At GFL Charles Airport: 5.3 mm.

Sunset today: 6:21 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 near 20 mph or 31 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with a few scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at present…Low at 5:52 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 12:33 pm…Low at 7:19 pm.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Over the extreme southern portion of the Lesser Antilles, partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms. Elsewhere, fair to occasionally cloudy skies with a few showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk east-northeasterly to easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean, during the next 24 hours.  Patches of low level clouds drifting along this wind flow, will cause a few scattered showers over most of the islands during the forecast period.

The La Soufriere volcano in Saint Vincent remains active and additional eruptions and ash plumes are possible at any time. Interests in Saint Lucia and the south Eastern Caribbean region are advised to continue monitoring official information from reliable media outlets for updates.