12:00 ppm weather report

12:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 06th June, 2021

Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.

Present weather at GFL Charles airport: Airport is cloudy and hazy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F. 

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 24°C or 75°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 24 mph or 39 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 9.0 mm.    At GFL Charles airport: 18.9 MM      

Total rainfall for the month of June so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 16.7 mm.   At GFL Charles airport: 24.2 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 18 mph or 30 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy and hazy with some scattered light to moderate

         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: High at 2:04 pm…Low at 6:51 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 3:11 pm…Low at 8:18 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

reduced visibility and above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy and hazy with some scattered light to moderate

Showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Moisture and instability in the atmosphere over the region, will cause some scattered showers over the islands during the forecast period.

Saharan dust haze will cause a reduction in visibility and air quality around our region during the forecast period.

Two tropical waves located over the central and eastern Tropical Atlantic are

moving westward near 15 and 17 mph or 24 and 28 km/h, respectively.

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.