12:00 noon Weather Report 12th May, 2023

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 32°C or 90°F.

Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 27°C or 81°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the southeast at 21 mph or 33 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: nil       At GFL Charles Airport: 0.3 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of May so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 8.0 mm.    At GFL Charles Airport: 21.6 mm.

Sunset today: 6:22 pm.                Sunrise tomorrow: 5:37 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 16 mph or 26 km/h.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with a few light showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 4:03 pm… High at 11:01 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 5:30 pm… High at 12:08 am.

Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 6 feet or 0.9 to 1.8 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with scattered showers over the Leeward Islands. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy and hazy with a few light showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate easterly winds over the Eastern Caribbean region during the next few days.

Patches of low-level clouds moving with the wind flow, will cause some scattered showers mainly over the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.