12:00 noon Weather Report

12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 30th June, 2022
Forecaster: E. Francis

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly 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 26 mph or 43 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 29.3 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 23.9 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of June so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 218.6 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 252.7 mm.

Sunset today: 6:36 pm Sunrise tomorrow: 5:39 am

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-northeast near 25 mph or
41 km/h, with occasional gusts.
Weather: Partly cloudy, hazy and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with a few
scattered showers at first. An increase in cloudiness with showers and
possibly isolated thunderstorms is expected from tomorrow morning.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 5:28 pm… Low at 09:48 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 6:35 pm… Low at 11:15 pm.
Seas: Locally rough with waves and northeasterly to 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 and locally rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with a few scattered showers at first. An increase in cloudiness with showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms
is expected from tomorrow morning.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
The atmosphere over our region remains sufficiently moist and unstable to support a few cloudy periods with showers, over the islands today and tonight.
Two tropical waves which were located over the western Tropical Atlantic have merged and this system is moving westward near 23 mph or 37 km/h. The system has a low chance of development over the next five days and is expected to begin affecting the Lesser Antilles from tomorrow morning.
Another tropical wave located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic is also moving westward near 23 mph or 37 km/h.