12:00 noon Weather Report

12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 08th June, 2021
Forecaster: E. Francis

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.
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 at 24 mph or 39 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: trace. At GFL Charles Airport: 4.4 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of June so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 26.2 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 33.8 mm.

Sunset today: 6:31 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:35 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 23 mph or 37 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy and hazy with a few scattered 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 3:26 pm… Low at 7:58 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 4:33 pm… Low at 9:25 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly
swells 5 to 8 feet or 1.5 to 2.4 metres.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy and hazy with some scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
An upper level trough will cause an increase in cloudiness and showers over the
central and northern half of the Lesser Antilles, during the next 24 hours.

Moisture and instability associated with the passage of a weak tropical wave, will continue to generate cloudiness and some scattered showers mainly over the southern half of our region, during the forecast period.

Another two tropical waves located over the central and far eastern tropical Atlantic are both moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h.

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

Saharan dust haze will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across our region, during the next few 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.