12:00 noon Weather Report

12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 13th May, 2022
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 31°C or 88°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 25 mph or 41 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: trace. At GFL Charles Airport: trace.
Total rainfall for the month of May so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 11.9 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 15.2 mm.

Sunset today: 6:23 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:37 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast
near 23 mph or 37 km/h.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and breezy with a few light showers.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 2:13 pm… Low at 7:22 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 3:20 pm… Low at 8:49 pm.
Seas: Locally rough with waves 6 to 8 feet or 1.8 to 2.4 metres.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair and breezy, occasionally becoming cloudy with some scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will generate moderate to brisk easterly winds across the Eastern Caribbean region for the next several days.

Low-level clouds moving along the wind flow, will cause some showers over the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.

A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h.