12:00 noon Weather Report

Date: 19th May, 2023

Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

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 26°C or 79°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-southeast at 23 mph or 37 km/h.

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

At Hewanorra Airport: 2.3 mm.         At GFL Charles Airport: 1.1 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of May so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 10.3 mm.        At GFL Charles Airport: 22.8 mm.

Sunset today: 6:24 pm.                Sunrise tomorrow: 5:35 am.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 21 mph or 33 km/h.

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy, with a few brief showers.

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

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 4:28 pm…Low at 8:52 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 5:35 pm…Low at 10:19 pm.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Fair to partly cloudy, with a few brief showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High Pressure System will continue to generate moderate easterly winds over the Eastern Caribbean region during the forecast period.

Low-level clouds moving with the wind flow, will produce a few showers over the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours.

A tropical wave located over the Eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving slowly westward.