12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 05th June, 2022
Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy 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 23 mph or 37 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 3.0 mm. at GFL Charles Airport: Trace.
Total rainfall for the month of June so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 4.6 mm. at GFL Charles Airport: 7.9 mm.
Sunset today: 6:30 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:34 am
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 24 mph or 39 km/h, with a few gusts.
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy, hazy and breezy becoming increasingly cloudy with some scattered showers.
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 2:13 pm…High at 08:55 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 3:40 pm…High at 10:02 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 5 to 8 feet or 1.5 to 2.4 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to brisk winds, above normal seas and reduced visibility.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy, hazy and breezy with scattered showers over the southern portion of the Lesser Antilles. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy and hazy with a few showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A tropical wave located a few hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles, is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. The wave is expected to produce an increase in cloudiness with scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms over the southern portion of the region from today.
A plume of Saharan dust haze will cause a reduction in visibility and air quality around the Eastern Caribbean during the next few days.
At 2:00 am this morning, the first storm of the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane season, Tropical Storm Alex, was located west of Bermuda. This system poses no direct threat to Saint Lucia and the Eastern Caribbean region.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next five(5) days.