12:00 noon Weather Report 05th June, 2023

Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair and hazy.

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 21 mph or 33 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 June so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 55.8 mm.   At GFL Charles Airport: 10.6 mm.

Sunset today: 6:30 pm.                Sunrise tomorrow: 5:34 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 and hazy, becoming cloudy at times 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 5:46 pm… Low at 9:48 pm.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 12:23 pm…High at 6:53 pm.

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

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the southern Windward Islands and areas further south. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy and hazy with a few brief showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Moisture and instability in the wake of a tropical wave, will continue to produce cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms over the extreme southern part of our region, during the forecast period.

Another tropical wave located over the western Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. This wave is expected to affect the southern portion of the region tomorrow.

A third tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h.