12:00 noon Weather Report 29th May, 2021

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

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 26C or 79°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-southeast at 12 mph or 19 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 1.8 mm.    At Hewanorra Airport: nil.           

Total rainfall for the month of May so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 34.4 mm.   At Hewanorra Airport: 37.1 mm.       

Sunset today: 6:28 pm.     Sunrise tomorrow: 5:34 am.  

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-southeast and east near 17 mph or 28 km/h.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy, with a few brief showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 12:25 pm… High at 7:09 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 01:52 pm…  High at 8:16 pm.

Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy, with a few isolated showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate easterly winds and maintain mostly fair conditions across the Eastern Caribbean region during the next 24 hours.

Two tropical waves located over the central and eastern tropical Atlantic are both moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.

The alert level at the La Soufriere volcano in Saint Vincent remains at Orange. Interests in Saint Lucia and the south-eastern Caribbean region are advised to continue monitoring official sources for updates.