12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 26th May, 2021
Forecaster: vigil Saltibus
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 21 mph or 33 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: 32.6 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 34.7 mm.
Sunset today: 6:27 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:35 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: Fair and hazy skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 4:34 pm…Low at 8:58 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 5:41 pm…Low at 10:25 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northerly to 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 above normal seas.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair and hazy skies becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds around the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next 24 hours. Low level clouds drifting along the wind flow will cause a few showers over the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.
A tropical wave located over the far Eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h.
The alert level at the La Soufriere volcano in Saint Vincent remains at Orange. However, interests in Saint Lucia and the south-eastern Caribbean region are advised to continue monitoring official sources for updates.