12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 21st May, 2022
Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°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: 0.6 mm at GFL Charles Airport: Nil.
Total rainfall for the month of May so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 18.9 mm at GFL Charles Airport: 20.2 mm.
Sunset today: 6:25 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:35 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east-northeast and east near 23 mph or 37 km/h.
Weather: Generally fair and hazy.
Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to take the necessary precautions.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 2:46 pm…High at 09:40 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 4:13 pm…High at 10:47 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and easterly swells 4 to 7 feet or 1.2 to 2.1 metres.
Small craft operators are advised to exercise caution due brisk winds, locally rough seas and reduced visibility.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with a few brief showers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate moderate to brisk easterly winds and generally fair conditions across the Eastern Caribbean during the next couple of days.
A plume of Saharan dust haze will continue to cause reduced visibility and poor air quality around the Lesser Antilles during the next few days.
A tropical wave, located a few hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles, is moving westward near 23 mph or 37 km/h.