12:00 noon weather report

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 16th May, 2022

Forecaster: Emmanuel Descartes

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Arport is cloudy and hazy

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 at 23 mph or 37 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 0.8 mm   At GFL Charles Airport: 0.7 mm

Total rainfall for the month of May so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 18.3 mm  At GFL Charles Airport: 19.7 mm

Sunset today: 6:24 pm.      Sunrise tomorrow: 5:36 am.     

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS  

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-northeast near 23 mph or 37 km/h, with a few gusts.

Weather: Fair, hazy and breezy becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 04:48 pm… Low at 9:13 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 05:55 pm… Low at 10:40 pm.

Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy, breezy and hazy, to cloudy at times with some scattered showers mainly over the southern Windward Islands and areas further south. Further north, fair to partly cloudy and hazy skies.

WEATHER SUMMARY

Moderate to brisk easterly winds will continue across the Eastern Caribbean region during the next few days.

Residual moisture trailing a tropical wave will cause some cloudy periods with showers mainly over the southern portion of the region, during the forecast period.

 A plume of Saharan dust haze will cause a reduction in visibility and air quality across the Lesser Antilles for the next couple of days.