12:00 noon Weather Report 01st May, 2023

12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 01st May, 2023

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

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-southeast at 20 mph or 31 km/h

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

At Hewanorra Airport: nil.

Total rainfall for the month of April so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 67.4 mm.  

Sunset today: 6:20 pm               Sunrise tomorrow: 5:41 am                 

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

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

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few brief early morning showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 1:12 pm…Low at 7:06 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 2:19 pm…Low at 8:33 pm.

Seas: Moderate with waves 4 to 6 feet or 1.2 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair skies, becoming cloudy at times, with widely scattered showers, over the central Windward 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 showers over some portions of the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.

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