12:00 noon Weather Report

12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 1st June, 2021
Forecaster: E. Francis

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
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 26°C or 79°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 16 mph or 26 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 1.5 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 0.9 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of May:
At Hewanorra Airport: 35.9 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 38.0 mm.

Sunset today: 6:29 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:34 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, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered
showers.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 3:17 pm… High at 10:06 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 4:44 pm… High at 11:12 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly
swells 4 to 7 feet or 1.2 to 2.1 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to
brisk winds and above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Patches of low level clouds drifting along an easterly wind flow, will produce some cloudy periods with a few scattered showers over parts of the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.

A tropical wave located over the far Eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.

Today, June 1st 2021, marks the first day of the Atlantic Hurricane Season, which will run until November 30th, 2021. All are advised to monitor official sources for updates during the season.

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

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next few days.