12:00 Noon Weather Report 20/06/2021

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 20th June, 2021

Forecaster: Andre Joyeux

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is Cloudy and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is Cloudy with showers nearby.

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 southeast at 20 mph or 31 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 17.0 mm.       At GFL Charles Airport: 11.9 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of June so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 61.1 mm.     At GFL Charles Airport: 105.0 mm.

Sunset today: 6:34 pm.           Sunrise tomorrow: 5:37 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 with a few gusts.

Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy with a few isolated showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 12:33 pm… Low at 5:23 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 1:40 pm… Low at 6:50 pm.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeast to easterly swells 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 and hazy becoming cloudy at times with scattered showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK 

 Moisture and instability in the wake of a tropical wave will produce a few showers across the Lesser Antilles.

 Saharan dust haze continues to obscure visibility and reduce air quality

across the Eastern Caribbean region.

Another tropical wave located over the central tropical Atlantic is moving

westward near 20 mph or 31 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.

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