12:00 noon Weather Report 30th April, 2023

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair.

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 20 mph or 31 km/h

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

At Hewanorra Airport: trace.     At GFL Charles Airport: nil.    

Total rainfall for the month of April so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 67.4 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 129.2 mm.

Sunset today: 6:19 pm           Sunrise tomorrow: 5:42 am                  

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

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

Weather: Generally fair skies.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 12:15 pm… Low at 6:37 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 1:22 pm… Low at 8:04 pm.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair skies occasionally becoming cloudy with widely scattered showers over the Leeward Islands.  Elsewhere, generally fair skies.

WEATHER SUMMARY

A light to moderate southeasterly to easterly wind flow will continue across the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next 24 hours.

A weak shear line will generate some cloudy periods with shower over portions of the Leeward Islands during the forecast period.

The atmosphere over the remainder of the region remains relatively dry and stable.