12:00 noon Weather Report 23rd May, 2022

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

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 21 mph or 33 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.       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: 6:26 pm.                Sunrise tomorrow: 5:35 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS  

Winds will be blowing from the east near 17 mph or 28 km/h.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with a few brief showers.

Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies should continue to exercise caution.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 4:40 pm… High at 11:31 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 6:07 pm… High at 12:38 am.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.

Small craft operators are advised to exercise caution due to reduced visibility.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy with some scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms over the extreme southern Windward Islands and areas further south. Elsewhere fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with a few brief showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

A moderate easterly wind flow will continue across the Eastern Caribbean region for the next couple of days.

Moisture and instability trailing a tropical wave will continue to cause some scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the extreme southern portion of the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.

Saharan dust haze will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality around the Lesser Antilles during the next few days.

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