12:00 noon Weather Report

12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 06th June, 2022
Forecaster: E. Francis

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 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: 1.9 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 1.9 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of June so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 6.5 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 9.8 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 23 mph or 37 km/h, with a few gusts.
Weather: Fair, hazy and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with a few
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 3:00 pm… High at 09:43 pm.

Seas: Locally rough with waves and easterly swells 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, locally rough seas and reduced visibility.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Cloudy, hazy and breezy with some scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms over the extreme southern portion of the Lesser Antilles. Elsewhere, fair and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with a few showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A tropical wave will continue to cause cloudiness, showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms, over the extreme southern portion of the region during the forecast period.

Two other tropical waves located over the central and eastern Tropical Atlantic are both moving westward near 26 mph or 43 km/h.

A plume of Saharan dust haze will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality around the Eastern Caribbean during the next few days.

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the Tropical Atlantic during the next five (5) days.