12:00 noon Weather Report 05th June, 2021

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is overcast with showers nearby.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is overcast.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F. 

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 25°C or 77°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 25 mph or 41 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 am today:

At Hewanorra Airport: 4.4 mm.    At GFL Charles Airport: 0.7 mm. 

Total rainfall for the month of June so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 7.7 mm.    At GFL Charles Airport: 5.3 mm.   

Sunset today: 6:30 pm.           Sunrise tomorrow: 5:34 am.  

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 21 mph or 33 km/h.

Weather: Generally cloudy skies with scattered light to moderate showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 1:13 pm… Low at 6:16 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 2:20 pm… Low at 7:43 pm.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 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

Generally cloudy with some scattered light to moderate showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Windward Islands and areas further south. Elsewhere, partly cloudy becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Moisture and instability in the wake of a tropical wave will continue to cause cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms over the southern half of our region during the next 24 hours. Patches of low level clouds drifting along the wind flow will cause a few scattered showers over the remainder of the region during the forecast period.

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

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

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.