12:00 pm Weather Report
Date: 16th May, 2021
Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL charles Airport is fair 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 15 mph or 24 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil. At GFL Charles Airport: nil.
Total rainfall for the month of May so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 32.6 mm. At GFL Charles airport: 34.5 mm
Sunset today: 6:24 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:36 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and hazy skies, with a few isolated showers.
Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to exercise caution due to poor air quality.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 1:04 pm…High at 7:53 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 2:31 pm…High at 9:00 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly swells 5 to 7 feet
or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to
reduced visibility and above normal seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair and hazy skies, becoming cloudy at times with a few brief showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High Pressure System will generate moderate to brisk easterly winds
and fair to partly cloudy conditions across the Lesser Antilles, during the next couple of days.
A plume of Saharan dust haze will cause a reduction in visibility and air quality around the Eastern Caribbean region, for the next couple of days.
The alert level at the La Soufriere volcano in Saint Vincent has been downgraded
to Orange as a result of reduced activity over the past couple of weeks. However,
interests in Saint Lucia and the south-eastern Caribbean region are advised to
continue monitoring official sources for updates.